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Ravenna Revisited
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The Hotel Centrale Byron (***) Via IV Novembre, 14, is located in the flat vehicle free food rich centre of Ravenna (map). An ideal base for easy walks to all the sights in town, and for shopping, coffees, restaurants, or just joining in the passeggiata. All that a good three starrer should be including good sized rooms (and a meeting room if you need that!), very helpful English speaking reception staff and competitive pricing. There is a large metered car park (free on Sundays) five minutes walk away and the hotel has its own car park as well.
Links to other Hotels in Ravenna
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The Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora face each other across the apse of San Vitale wearing Imperial Brown (Imperial Brown? Who were their lapis suppliers? Does a purple mosaic tile fade to brown ? - must pose an interesting philosophical challenge to restorers). The little people at the bottom of Theodora's cloak are the three Magi.
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Rumour has it that the bearded man on Justinian's right is his general Belisarius (500 - 565 (65)).
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Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo (built in the late four hundreds)
Link to early Christian mosaic Magi in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome (c430)
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| A Virgin and the three Magi ...... | Balthasar |
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| Melchior | and Caspar |
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"Let me out" - an imperfect retouch of a mosaic representing Theoderic's Palace
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Justinian again (this time in Ravenna's San Apolliniare Nuovo) - though now there is a serious school of thought that says it is actually Theoderic. Which is one reason why the top part of the photo was taken off when it was used by Cambridge University Press for the cover of this book by Guy Halsall
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