The palace of the archbishop behind the cathedral of Ravenna is probably as old as the cathedral itself. After all, the bishop of the city – archbishop since 553 – needed a place to live and receive his guests. The palace was enlarged in several phases, the first known addition…
Het aartsbisschoppelijk paleis achter de kathedraal van Ravenna is waarschijnlijk net zo oud als de kathedraal zelf. De bisschop van de stad – vanaf 553 de aartsbisschop – moest immers ergens wonen en gasten ontvangen. Hierbij kan wel worden aangetekend dat het paleis stapsgewijs is uitgebreid, met als eerste bekende…
The full name of Ravenna’s immense cathedral or Duomo is the cattedrale metropolitana della Risurrezione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo. It is dedicated to the resurrection (anastasis) of Jesus Christ. The cathedral was built in the eighteenth century on the footprint of the Late Antique cathedral dating back to the…