Ravenna
Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna once served as the seat of the Western Roman Empire and later the Ostrogothic kingdom. It is presently the capital of the province of Ravenna. At 652.89 km² (252.08 sq mi), Ravenna is the second-largest comune in land area in Italy, although it is only a little more than half the size of the largest, Rome.
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Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, built in 547 AD.
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The apse is lavishly decorated with mosaics, inside Sant’ Apollinare.
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Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. It was erected by the Arian King Theodoric as his palace chapel, during the first quarter of the 6th century.
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Inside Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo.
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Entrance to the Mausoleum of Theodoric.The Mausoleum of Theodoric is an ancient monument just outside Ravenna, Italy. It was built in 520 AD, by Theodoric the Great as his future tomb. Its current structure is divided into two decagonal orders, one above the other and both made of Istria stone. Its roof is a single 300–ton Istrian stone, 10 meters in diameter.
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The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a highly important Byzantine mausoleum in Ravenna, built in 425-430 AD .
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Inside Galla Placidia Mausoleum.
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Alighieri Tomb, a neoclassical structure by Camillo Morigia, 1780.
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The Church of San Vitale
One of the most important examples of Byzantine Art and architecture in western Europe. The building is one of eight Ravenna structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The church was built by Bishop Ecclesio in 527, when Ravenna was under the rule of the Ostrogoths.
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Emperor Justinian and his retinue.
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Empress Theodora and her retinue.
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Choir mosaics.
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Emperor Justinian.
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