Ravenna mosaics galla placidia biography
Ravenna mosaics galla placidia biography
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Roman mausoleum
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late AntiqueRoman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450.[1] It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna in 1996.[2] Despite its common name, the empress Galla Placidia (d.
450) was not buried in the building, a misconception dating from the thirteenth century;[3] she died in Rome and was buried there,[4] probably alongside Honorius in the Mausoleum of Honorius at Old Saint Peter's Basilica.[5]
History
The "mausoleum" of Galla Placidia, built 425–450, is a cruciform chapel or oratory that originally adjoined the narthex of the Church of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Ravenna, which was built in 417 as the church for the imperial palace.[1][6] It was probably dedicated to Saint Lawrence.[1]
Aelia Galla Placidia, the likely patron of the building's