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⛪ Arian Baptistery

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⛪ Arian Baptistery
5th-century Ostrogothic baptistery with Byzantine mosaics, Ravenna


🕐 2 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 09:27
📌 Fast Facts
  • Built late 5th to early 6th century under Theodoric the Great
  • Octagonal structure with central dome and Byzantine mosaics
  • Part of Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna UNESCO World Heritage site (inscribed 1996)
  • Located in central Ravenna, near the train station

The Arian Baptistery is an octagonal baptistery in Ravenna, Italy, constructed in the late 5th to early 6th ...

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