UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna | |
Location | Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Part of | Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 788-001 |
Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Area | 0.01 ha (0.025 acres) |
Buffer zone | 4.5 ha (11 acres) |
Website | https://www.ravennamosaici.it/en/mausoleum-of-galla-placidia/ |
Coordinates | 44°25′16″N 12°11′49″E / 44.42111°N 12.19694°E |
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450.[1] It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna in 1996.[2] Despite its common name, the empress Galla Placidia (d. 450) was not buried in the building, a misconception dating from the thirteenth century;[3] she died in Rome and was buried there,[4] probably alongside Honorius in the Mausoleum of Honorius at Old Saint Peter's Basilica.[5]