Arian Baptistery in Ravenna

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The Arian Baptistery in Ravenna is an early 6th-century baptistery renowned for its well-preserved Byzantine-style mosaics reflecting the Arian Christian tradition of the Ostrogothic kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component
baptistery
early Christian monument
religious building
architecturalStyle Byzantine
early Christian
associatedWith Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED
Theodoric the Great NERFINISHED
constructionPeriod reign of Theodoric the Great
coordinateSystem WGS84
country Italy
culturalContext Byzantine art NERFINISHED
Ostrogothic art
currentUse monument and museum
denomination Arian Christianity NERFINISHED
feature dome
interior mosaics
floorCount 1
heritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (i)
UNESCO criterion (ii)
UNESCO criterion (iii)
UNESCO criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection protected under Italian cultural heritage law
interiorDecoration gold-ground mosaics
locatedIn Emilia-Romagna
location Ravenna NERFINISHED
material brick
mosaicDepicts Christ standing in the Jordan River
John the Baptist NERFINISHED
personification of the Jordan River
procession of the Apostles
mosaicStyle Byzantine-style mosaics
mosaicTheme Baptism of Christ
near historic center of Ravenna
notableFor Arian theological iconography
well-preserved dome mosaics
originalUse baptistery for Arian community
partOf Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna NERFINISHED
plan octagonal
religiousFunction baptism
religiousTradition Arian Christian tradition
startDate early 6th century
UNESCOSiteID 788-005
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 1996
visitorAttraction tourist site in Ravenna

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Theoderic the Great commissioned Arian Baptistery in Ravenna