Basilica Costantiniana
Anyone entering the present church of San Giovanni in Laterano for the first time will probably not immediately be aware of the historical importance of this place, nor of the history hidden in this great building.
Lex Bosman is Professor Emeritus of Architectural History at the University of Amsterdam, with a special interest in Early Christian and Medieval Architecture. He has been a fellow of the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome and Scholar in Residence at the Istituto Universitario Olandese di Storia dell’Arte in Florence. He is the author of many publications, including The Power of Tradition: Spolia in the Architecture of Saint Peter’s in the Vatican (2004).
Anyone entering the present church of San Giovanni in Laterano for the first time will probably not immediately be aware of the historical importance of this place, nor of the history hidden in this great building.