A sky made of stone and glass.
The 5th-century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, where heaven is tessellated in blue and gold.

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The exterior of the (pre-450 AD) Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna is plain brick. Alas, Galla (daughter of King Theodoric) died and was buried in Rome, undoubtedly in a space less striking than this sermon-in-mosaics interior. #photography #travel #tourism #ravenna #italy #gallaplacidia #roman

SARCOPHAGUS OF THE LAMBS, C5. PRATO DI S. VITALE, RAVENNA Between 1910 and 1919, excavations carried out in front of the façade of the church of S. Agnese in Ravenna revealed a monumental graveyard with huge stone sarcophagi. These were first moved to the archaeological museum in the monastery of S. Romualdo, but were subsequently used as decoration for the city. Several were placed here in the field around S. Vitale. This one is typical of Ravenna's late-antique sarcophagi: a huge marble box with a tall heavy lid, difficult to rob. These lids characterise "Ravenna-style" sarcophagi, along with a near total renunciation of the classic vocabulary of funerary reliefwork. The most we get here are two pilasters at the corners. Otherwise the form of the sarcophagus front is similar to the two Erotes holding a clipeus of the deceased, except that the clipeus is a laurel wreath containing the chrismon flanked by sheep standing on the ground. Two flowers float over the backs of the sheep.

#SarcophagusSaturday takes us to the park around the #lateantique #basilica of #SanVitale in #Ravenna, where a series of impressive #sarcophagi line the paths toward the so-called #mausoleum of #GallaPlacidia. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Who Was Galla Placidia? Galla Placidia is one of the relatively few women who left an indelible mark on the history of the world during the era that preceded the Middle Ages.

Kidnapped by Visigoths. Married their king. Ruled from ancient #Barcino and then became Empress of the #RomanEmpire. 👸👑 Meet #GallaPlacidia, the woman behind one of Barcelona’s most overlooked squares—and one of history’s most powerful #women. ✨

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San Vitale lascia il re senza fiato. Per lui anche un mosaico in dono Carlo III ha ammirato il complesso monumentale, che include anche Galla Placidia, patrimonio Unesco. Ad accoglierlo gli studenti del Conservatorio Verdi e i ragazzi dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Ravenna.

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Dove vanno Carlo e Camilla: le tappe della visita a Ravenna I reali inglesi giovedì 10 aprile ammireranno i gioielli della città, dalla tomba di Dante al mausoleo di Galla Placidia passando per il museo Byron. Ad accompagnarli ci sarà il presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella

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