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Sant Apollinare in Classe and Assisi
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Sant Apollinare in Classe is about 5 kms from the town of Ravenna which is renowned for its superb Byzantine mosaics
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The Basilica was built by Giuliano Argentario on behalf of Archbishop Ursicinus during the first half of 6th century
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It is one of the most perfect Basilicas in Ravenna
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Altar in Sant Apollinare
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Altar in Sant Apollinare
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The magnificent bowl vault apse
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The flock is symbolised by twelve sheep in a vast floral valley surmounted by a symbolic representation of Transfiguration
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Medallion with a haloed portrait of Christ
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On the sides, immersed in a group of many coloured clouds, there are the symbols of the Evangelists
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The interior is divided into the nave and two aisles which maintains the fascination of its ancient splendour
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There are twenty-four columns of Greek marble with transversal veining
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Numerous marble sarcophagi (from 5th to the 8th century) stand in the two aisles