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Photos: San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna

This gallery of 190 photos accompanies our article on San Vitale Basilica in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Built in 548 over the site of the martyrdom of St. Vitalis, this octagonal church contains some of the most celebrated mosaics in the West. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Aerial View
Aerial View
San Vitale Floor Plan
View from Galla Placidia Mausoleum
View from North
View from North
View from North
View from North
Bell Tower
View from South
East Apse
East Apse
Exterior
View from Northeast
View from Northeast
East Apse
Southeast Exterior
Southeast Exterior
South Portal and Chapel
South Chapel
Arch Mosaic: Christ
St. Andrew / Albert Einstein
Vault Mosaics
Left Wall of Presbytery
St. John the Evangelist
Abel and Melchizedek
Presbytery Angels
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: San Vitale
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Christ the Redeemer
Apse Mosaic: Angel
Emperor Justinian and Entourage
Emperor Justinian and Entourage
Emperor Justinian
Emperor Justinian
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
Empress Theodora
Ambulatory
Ambulatory.
Ambulatory
Ambulatory



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