MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA, Presentation And Tour Part 1

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia.

The magnificent Mausoleum of Galla Placidia hides, inside a seemingly simple and modest building, a real treasure: some of the most beautiful mosaics from the Byzantine era.

But who was Galla Placidia? Let's say her resume is impressive: daughter of Emperor Theodosius I, sister of Emperor Honorius, queen of the Visigoths and finally mother of Emperor Valentinian III and a regent of the Western Roman Empire for several years.

Galla Placidia is also credited with the construction of several buildings in Rome and Ravenna, including this memorial tomb reserved for her and other members of the imperial family.

The noblewoman actually died and was buried in Rome, but this masterpiece, built between 425 and 430, remains as evidence of the period.

On the outside, the building with a Latin cross plan has little decoration along the simple brick walls, such as numerous small arches and the quadrangular tiburium, a central structure that covers the inner dome....