Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 A 6th-century mosaic in the Archiepiscopal Chapel | |
| Official name | Archiepiscopal Chapel |
| Location | Ravenna, Italy |
| Part of | Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 788-004 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Area | 0.002 ha (220 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 3.02 ha (325,000 sq ft) |
| Coordinates | 44°24′55.8″N 12°11′51.9″E / 44.415500°N 12.197750°E |
  Location of Archbishop's Chapel, Ravenna in Italy | |
The Archbishop's Chapel (or Archiepiscopal Chapel) is a
Archbishop of Ravenna from 433–450, the chapel was actually built by Peter II
shortly after he became archbishop in 495. The mosaics date from the original construction, or soon after.
Description
The tiny cruciform chapel is currently dedicated to
vestibule door representing a beardless Christ treading on the beasts, dressed as a general or victorious Emperor. The lower parts of the walls are lined with marble slabs, while the rest of the interior used to be covered with rich, tapestry-like mosaics, as the vault still is. Some parts of these survive, while others were substituted with tempera paintings by Luca Longhi
in the 16th century.
Significance
According to the
ICOMOS evaluation of this World Heritage Site, "the significance of this property is the fact that it is the only Early Christian private oratory that has survived to the present day. Its iconography is also important by virtue of its strongly anti-Arian symbolism".[1]
References
- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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