Ravenna

Another Art history class with Peter. We're looking at Byzantine art now, so Ravenna was the perfect place to go for the day.
Ravenna became the capital of the Western Roman Empire under Honorious in 402; and in 540 under the Byzantines. Today, Ravenna contains a fascinating historical and artistic heritage with the richest and best preserved testimony of early Christian and Byzantine art.
We visited a number of baptisteries and churches including San Vitale (526-547 A.D). The church has an octoganal core and domed centre, a great example of earlier Byzantine architecture. We also visited Dante Alighieris resting place, and a nearby Francescan church with a beautiful underwater crypt.