Saturday, September 13, 2008

Ravenna

Entering the Basilica of San Vitale, completed in 548 AD. It has an octagonal floor plan. Totally amazing.











Looking up inside the apse of San Vitale. Those gold mosaics are really famous.
















The mosaic ceiling of the Baptistry of the Arians. That's Jesus, without a beard or anything to cover his private parts.
















We hit all of the most important sites in Ravenna. This is an Early Christian bathtub. 

Just kidding. It's Theodoric's sarcophagus.









Happy Birthday, Mom!