Much of ancient Aquileia was robbed of stone for new buildings. Some important areas have been reconstructed and much is also displayed in its museums. The lines of the old roads are still in use, with the porticoed forum at the main crossroads. The excavated Basilica Civile and baths can be visited, as well as the large and magnificent river port, the city walls, private buildings and the mausoleum.
Patriarchal Basilica
Most of the basilica complex, outside Roman Aquileia, dates back to the 4th century AD, with a later baptistery and magnificent floor mosaics. It is in the shape of a Latin cross, with a nave and two aisles divided by a colonnade, three apses with Byzantine frescoes, and a frescoed crypt. The 73-metre campanile was reputedly built in 1031 as a watchtower and holds the remains of a mosaic from an early Christian building. There are also two major museums of religious remains in the city.
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