Mosaic, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy
Stars on a dark blue sky, mosaic ceiling the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, built 425-450 AD in the late Antique Roman period in Byzantine style, a 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 building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
50658921
Media ID
50658921
Size
8268px x 6201px
(26.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2026
