Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
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The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450. It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna i
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Lawrence Ravenna
Ceiling
Ceiling mosaic Garden of Eden.
Galla Placidia
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Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, from 414 until his deat
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
…425 and 450. It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna in 1996. Despite its common name, the empress Galla Placidia (d. 450) was not buried in the building, a misconception dating from the thirteenth century; she died in Rome and was buried there, probably alongside…
Coin of 422
Interior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna
Medallions of Honorius and Galla Placidia, Ravenna, 425
Possible portrait in Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome