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Talking Stones from Byzantium

  • On Sunday, the 17th of October, we'll invite you to discover the wonderful monuments of Ravenna.

    Come with us!

    Activities:

    1. How many monuments of Ravenna are now inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List?
    2. Which are they? Can you name all of them?
    3. What kind of masterpiece do they hold?
    4. What was the golden century of Ravenna's history?
    5. Ravenna is not only famous for art... could you also indicate a typical dish?

  • Some evidences of the past and the present of Ravenna...

    Arian Baptistery

    Built by king Theodoric at the end of the fifth century a.D., when Arianism was the court’s official religion.

    UNESCO World Heritage List

    The city is world-famous for its Byzantine-style monuments, with an incomparable collection of early medieval mosaics:

    Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
    Mausoleum of Theodoric
    Basilica of Saint Vital
    Basilica of Sant'Apollinare nuovo
    Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
    Baptistery of the Orthodox
    Baptistery of the Arians
    Archiepiscopal chapel.

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