Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe is a church in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, consecrated on 9 May 549 by the bishop Maximian and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna and Classe.
The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The west front or façade.
Apse with semi-dome
Mosaic panel of Emperor Constantine IV granting privileges to the Church of Ravenna
Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna.
Mosaic of the Emperor Justinian I from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna
Image: Ravenna Cattedrale Metropolitana della Risurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo Esterno Lato Nord 1
Image: Ravenna Basilica di San Vitale Esterno 07
Image: Mauselo Galla Placidia, esterno