Architecture

Mausoleum of Theodoric, relief of a shell inside the main crypt niche

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Mausoleo di Teodorico [Italian]
Mausoleum of Theodoric, relief of a shell inside the main crypt niche

Architecture

structure overview
Mausoleum of Theodoric
architectural element(s)
relief
technique
stone carving

Architecture: Mausoleum of Theodoric

built
520
culture
Gothic
style/period
Pre-Romanesque
work type by function
mausoleum
work type form/concept
dodecagonal plan
material
Istrian stone
patronage
Theodoric the Great

Specifications

Specifications: Mausoleum of Theodoric

height
15.0 m
number cupolas
1
cupolas/domes
monolithic dome
height (outer)
3.1 m
diameter (outer)
10.8 m

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Province of Ravenna » Ravenna » Urban Centre
local language location name
location:
Ravenna [Italian]
Ravèna [Emiliano-Romagnolo]
country:
Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
520-540
Ostrogothic Kingdom
540-751
Byzantine Empire
584-751
Exarchate of Ravenna
751-756
Kingdom of the Lombards
756-1218
Papal States
800-924
Holy Roman Empire
962-1177
Holy Roman Empire
1218-1275
Ravenna (city-state)
1275-1441
Papal States
1441-1509
Republic of Venice
1509-1796
Papal States
1796-1814
Napoleonic Italy
1814-1861
Papal States

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
788

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,080 × 3,438  pixel
43.0 × 29.1 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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