Aula regia

An aula regia (lat. for "royal hall"), also referred to as a palas hall, is a name given to the great hall in an imperial or royal palace (German Kaiserpfalz). In the Middle Ages the term was also used as a synonym for the Pfalz itself.

An example of a surviving aula regia is the church of

Town Hall of Aachen. The royal hall of the Kaiserpfalz at Ingelheim has been digitally reconstructed. The architectural prototype for all of them was the Basilica of Constantine in Trier

.

The reception room in the

Domus Flavia, the palace of Domitian on the Palatine Hill in Rome

, is also called the Aula Regia.

Remains of the aula regia in the
Imperial Palace Ingelheim
Digital artist's impression of the aula regia of the Ingelheim Kaiserpfalz (computer graphic)
Santa Maria del Naranco
Floor plan of Santa Maria del Naranco

References

^ Pevsner/Fleming/Honour, Lexikon der Weltarchitektur, Reinbek 1984.

41°53′21″N 12°29′13″E / 41.8891°N 12.4870°E / 41.8891; 12.4870

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[1] Pevsner/Fleming/Honour, Lexikon der Weltarchitektur, Reinbek 1984.