Ravenna is a city located around one hour from Bologna in north Italy. This place has always been on my bucket list ever since I was in high school, since the Basilica of San Vitale is located here. What's so special about this basilica? It was built in 547 and is a very important monument featuring the mosaics of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and his empress (who became a co-ruler and was instrumental in keeping him in power), Theodora. These mosaics are just really spectacular, there are no words to describe them. I wonder how they can survive all the way until now. Other than San Vitale, the city has many other early Christian monuments that are decorated with beautiful mosaics. Ravenna is also interesting because you can also enjoy buildings from the Medieval and Renaissance era. There are even Baroque frescoes, including in San Vitale. Overall, this city is not to be missed for history, culture and art lovers.
=====================================================
00:00 Intro
00:05 Basilica of San Vitale
03:00 Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
04:15 Covered Market
04:36 Civic Tower
04:46 Arian Baptistery
05:27 Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy
05:42 Neonian Baptistery
07:23 Ravenna Cathedral
07:57 Archiepiscopal Museum
08:54 St. Andrew Chapel
10:16 Palazzo della Provincia
10:25 Basilica of San Francesco
11:12 Dante Alighieri's Tomb
11:34 So-Called Palace of Theodoric
11:43 Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
14:39 Piazza del Popolo
15:25 Church of Sant'Eufemia
15:35 Domus of the Stone Carpets
16:27 Mausoleum of Theodoric
16:39 Piazza del Popolo at Night
=====================================================
Music credit:
J.R.S. Schattenberg - Glory from the Heavens
URL: [ Ссылка ]
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [ Ссылка ]
'Phoenix' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
