Theme Week Emilia-Romagna – Ravenna

Saturday, 27 October 2012 - 01:38 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
Category/Kategorie: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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Garibaldi statue © flickr.com - currybet

Garibaldi statue © flickr.com – currybet

Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until that empire collapsed in 476. It then served as the capital of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths until it was conquered in 554. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the invasion of the Franks in 751, after which it became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards.

Although an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is the location of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Besides other attractions of Ravenna, there are eight early Christian monuments of Ravenna are inscribed on the World Heritage List. These are:

  • Neonian Baptistery (c. 430)
  • Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (c. 430)
  • Arian Baptistry (c. 500)
  • Archiepiscopal Chapel (c. 500)
  • Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo (c. 500)
  • Mausoleum of Theodoric (520)
  • Basilica of San Vitale (548)
  • Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare in Classe (549)

Palazzetto Veneziano on Piazza del Popolo © Georges Jansoone Piazza del Populo © Georges Jansoone Leaning Tower © flickr.com - currybet Entrance to Dante Museum © Georges Jansoone Teodorics Mausoleum © Daderot Garibaldi statue © flickr.com - currybet
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Palazzetto Veneziano on Piazza del Popolo © Georges Jansoone
The city annually hosts the Ravenna Festival, one of Italy’s prominent classical music gatherings. Opera performances are held at the Teatro Alighieri while concerts take place at the Palazzo Mauro de André as well as in the ancient Basilica of San Vitale and Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe. Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti, a longtime resident of the city, regularly participates in the festival, which invites orchestras and other performers from around the world.

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