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San Vitale Description
500m/550yd northwest of the Piazza del Popolo in Ravenna is the church of San Vitale, an externally unadorned octagonal structure on a centralized plan (diameter 35m/38yd) with an octagonal dome, begun in 526 during the reign of Theodoric and consecrated in 547.
Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites;  UNESCO World Heritage Site
San Vitale Highlights

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Beyond San Vitale is the mausoleum of Galla Placidia (c. 440), in the form of a Latin cross, with a barrel-vaulted roof and a dome over the crossing. The interior is decorated with beautiful
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Mosaics

The interior of the church of San Vitale, which has been freed from later additions with the exception of the Baroque frescoes in the dome, is divided by eight piers into a central space and a
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Address
San Vitale
Via Fiandrini
I-48100 Ravenna
Italy
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New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
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