Extra_muros

Extra moenia

Extra moenia

Latin phrase related to pre-modern city planning


Extra moenia (also: extra muros) is a Latin phrase that means outside the walls or outside the walls of the city.[1]

The phrase is commonly used in reference to the original attributes of a building, usually a church, which was built outside the original city walls. Hence, when a city expands over time, a church which was originally outside the walls might end up in the center of the larger city; subsequently, to retain the original architectural context, it would be referred to as extra moenia.[2][3] The term is also used to indicate an occurrence or activity taking place outside the venue where it would normally be found or reside.[citation needed]

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References

  1. "Extra Moenia | Definition of Extra Moenia by Merriam-Webster". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Julia Doroszewska (2017). "The Liminal Space: Suburbs as a Demonic Domain in Classical Literature". Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural. 6 (1). Penn State University Press: 1–30. doi:10.5325/preternature.6.1.0001.

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