Ravenna from Honorius to Theodoric

During the 5th and 6th centuries, many changes came over Ravenna. Emperor Honorius made it the last capital of the Western Roman Empire but soon the city was overrun by Barbarian forces. The Ostrogoths settled down and left their indelible mark with buildings still standing today.
Lecture 8-2 in the series Western Art 1, chapter: Late Antiquity.

[@leoflorida95]

Didn't know that late roman architecture was so dope

[@kitharoidos1089]

Had his sarcophagus a previous life as a bathtub? 🛀 Serious question, I’ve been wondering about this.

[@PP199114]

انجليزي في انجليزي لايوجد ترجمه

[@alexclement7221]

"CLEAR-story" windows? Don't you know it's pronounced "cler-ES-tor-ee"? What a maroon.....

[@simonshackleton1647]

In architecture, a clerestory (/ˈklɪərstɔːri/ KLEER-stor-ee; lit. 'clear storey', also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level. The purpose is to admit light, fresh air, or both.

[@Pollicina_db]

And to have an effect of holy light