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Summary
Basilica of San Vitale
Native name
Basilica di San Vitale
Parent institution
Q123009749
Location
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Coordinates
44° 25′ 13.94″ N, 12° 11′ 46.64″ E
Established
547 (Consecrated)
Authority file
: Q721817
VIAF: 241191427
LCCN: nr92030050
UNESCO: 788-002
GND: 4362969-6
J9U: 987007605180005171
WorldCat
institution QS:P195,Q721817
DescriptionBasilica of San Vitale - triumphal arch mosaics.jpg
English: Basilica of San Vitale (built A.D. 547). Detail of the great triumphal arch with fifteen mosaic medallions, depicting Jesus Christ, the twelve Apostles and Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius, the sons of Saint Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. UNESCO World heritage site.
العربية: كنيسة القديس فيتالي (بنيت 547 م). تفاصيل قوس النصر العظيم مع خمسة عشر ميدالية من الفسيفساء تصور يسوع المسيح والرسل الاثني عشر والقديس جيرفاسيوس والقديس بروتاسيوس، أبناء القديس فيتالي. رافينا، إيطاليا. اليونسكو للتراث العالمي.
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Author
Petar Milošević
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