Classe, Italy
Sarcophagi of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.
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Classe, Italy
Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.
Ravenna, Italy
Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Ravenna, Italy
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.
Ravenna, Italy
This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.
Ravenna, Italy
Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.
Ravenna, Italy
An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Ravenna, Italy
The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.
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This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.