Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the interior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Tourists take photos of the mosaics inside of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, Sept. 30, 2013. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the interior of the Archiepiscopal Chapel in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the interior of the Neonian Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Tourists look at the mosaics inside of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, Sept. 30, 2013. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the mosaics on the dome of the Arian Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the interior of the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the interior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows a view of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows a view of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the Neonian Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the Arian Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) 
Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2013 shows the mosaics on the dome of the Neonian Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy. Ravenna was once the capital city of Western Roman Empire and later capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and Byzantine Italy. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings - the Church of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Arian Baptistery, the Neonian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe and the Mausoleum of Theodoric - were constructed in the 5th to 6th centuries. They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles. The UNESCO Commitee inscribed the early Christian Monuments of Ravenna as a world heritage site in 1996. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan) |
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