Starry sky
Galla Placidia (386-452), the sister of Honorius, the Roman Emperor who moved the Capital of the western empire from Milan to Ravenna, built this little Latin cross plan Mausoleum around 425-450. It is famous today for the splendour of its mosaics. The exterior is very sober, contrasting with the magnificence of the interior decoration, the most ancient in Ravenna. Mosaics cover the walls of the vault, the lunettes and the cupola. The iconographic themes developed in the decorations represent the victory of life over death, in accordance with the funereal character of the building.
The mausoleum by night
The spell of the starry sky of Galla Placidia
The atmosphere of the Mausoleum of Gall Placidia is undoubtedly magical. On entering the small building, constructed in the form of a Latin cross, the visitor is struck by the sudden change from daylight to a created nocturnal ambience. The countless stars of the cupola have made a profound impression on the imagination and sensitivity of visitors to Ravenna. It is said that Cole Porter, while on his honeymoon in our city at the end of the 1920s, was so impressed by the mood of the small mausoleum that he wrote his famous Night and Day while thinking of the starry sky of Galla Placidia.
Contacts
Address:
Via
Fiandrini Benedetto
- RA - Locality Ravenna
Phone number: per prenotazioni / booking 0544 541688
Fax number: 0544 541688
Free phone N°: 800303999
Times
Week-day timetable: 9.00 - 17.30 Ticket office closes at 17.15
Weekend timetable: 9.00 - 17.30 Ticket office closes at 17.15
1° January from 14.30 to 17.00
Close: Closed on the 25th of December
Tariffs
Admission:
Euro 8.50 (combined ticket including: S.Apollinare Nuovo, Neonian Baptistery, San Vitale, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia)
Reduced admission:
Euro 7.50 (combined ticket) for Organizations with special agreements, students and for groups escorted by Ravenna's authorized touristic guide
Through rates:
The ticket is only inclusive
Free of charge:
Children up to 10 y.o., disabled people and escort, ecclesiastics, militaries, journalists (with document). For groups: 1 tour leader free every 20 payers. For schools: 1 teacher free every 15 payers.
from 01/03 to 15/06
For the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Extra charge of euro 2,00 for combined ticket.
Booking for groups is compulsory.
Free admission to the mausoleum only: children up to 5 years of age; group-leaders or bus drivers (1 every 20 paying visitors); disabled certified; ecclesiastics, journalists and members of the military forces in possession of an official document stating their qualification. For school groups: 1 teacher free every 15 payers. For groups: 1 tour leader free every 20 payers.
Tourist area
City of Art
How to get there
Pedestrian area, central zone, bus stop at 200 mt (Piazza Baracca), line 1, car park, accessible to disabled people.
Close to Basilica of S. Vitale and National Museum
The ticket office is set on the main entrance of Basilica of San Vitale
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