| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 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 |
  Location of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Emilia-Romagna  Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (Italy) | |
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]
- ^ Leatherbury, Sean V. (2018). "Ravenna, churches of". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
- ^ "Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna". UNESCO.
- ^ Schoolman, Edward M. (2016). Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna. Springer. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-349-93225-2.
- ^ Ousterhout, Robert G. (2019). Eastern Medieval Architecture: The Building Traditions of Byzantium and Neighboring Lands. Oxford University Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-0-19-027273-9.
- ^ Ulrich, Gehn (2018). "Tombs and Mausolea". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198662778.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.