The abbey church at Hildesheim has a double-transept plan that creates eastern and western centers of gravity. The lateral entrances on the north and south aisles further disrupt the traditional basilican plan. What model might have been used for this church?

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Maxim Gonzalez

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22 March, 13:58

The abbey church at Hildesheim has a double-transept plan that creates eastern and western centers of gravity. The lateral entrances on the north and south aisles further disrupt the traditional basilican plan. What model might have been used for this church?

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Ben Roach · Answer 1

Basilica of Ulpia

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The St. Micheal church at Hildesheim, is an early-Romanesque church which began to build under Bishop Bernward and after his death by Bishop Godehard. The entire construction work finished in 1031. The main entrance to the Church is at the south side which disrupts the old traditional basilica plan of the Basilica of Ulpia. The main entrance of Ulpia was in the middle of the east side, facing the open plaza of the forum.