Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, built 425-450 AD in the late Antique Roman period in Byzantine style, a brick chapel or oratory beside the narthex of Santa Croce, in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Commissioned as a mausoleum by empress Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius I, she actually died and was buried in Rome. The mausoleum houses 5th century Byzantine mosaics and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50659146
Media ID
50659146
Size
8268px x 5940px
(22.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
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