architecture

Mausoleum of Theodoric

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Mausoleo di Teodorico [Italian]

Architecture

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

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
Ostrogothic Kingdom
520-540
Byzantine Empire
540-751
Exarchate of Ravenna
584-751
Kingdom of the Lombards
751-756
Papal States
756-1218
Holy Roman Empire
800-924
Holy Roman Empire
962-1177
Ravenna (city-state)
1218-1275
Papal States
1275-1441
Republic of Venice
1441-1509
Papal States
1509-1796
Napoleonic Italy
1796-1814
Papal States
1814-1861

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
788
Mausoleum of Theodoric, northwest elevation
Mausoleum of Theodoric, northwest elevation Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, west elevation
Mausoleum of Theodoric, west elevation Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, west elevation
Mausoleum of Theodoric, west elevation Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, wall relief at the lower floor
Mausoleum of Theodoric, wall relief at the lower floor Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, upper floor with porphyry tub
Mausoleum of Theodoric, upper floor with porphyry tub Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, northern crypt niche
Mausoleum of Theodoric, northern crypt niche Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, porphyry tub, rear side
Mausoleum of Theodoric, porphyry tub, rear side Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, upper structure (east elevation)
Mausoleum of Theodoric, upper structure (east elevation) Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, eastern crypt niche
Mausoleum of Theodoric, eastern crypt niche Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, relief of a shell inside the main crypt niche
Mausoleum of Theodoric, relief of a shell inside the main crypt niche Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, southeast elevation
Mausoleum of Theodoric, southeast elevation Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (northwest elevation)
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (northwest elevation) Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, tympanum of the entrance of the lower floor
Mausoleum of Theodoric, tympanum of the entrance of the lower floor Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (southeast elevation)
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (southeast elevation) Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, arched niche
Mausoleum of Theodoric, arched niche Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (southeast elevation)
Mausoleum of Theodoric, monolithic cupola (southeast elevation) Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, porphyry tub, front side
Mausoleum of Theodoric, porphyry tub, front side Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, detail of the frieze
Mausoleum of Theodoric, detail of the frieze Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, groin vault of the lower floor
Mausoleum of Theodoric, groin vault of the lower floor Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Mausoleum of Theodoric, facade detail with frieze and cross-shaped light well
Mausoleum of Theodoric, facade detail with frieze and cross-shaped light well Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy