🏛️ Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna — Archiepiscopal Chapel
Byzantine private oratory with 6th-century mosaics
📌 Fast Facts
- Built early 6th century by Archbishop Peter II
- Part of UNESCO-designated Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna (eight sites, inscribed 1996)
- Located on first floor of Archiepiscopal Museum
- Features cross-shaped plan with barrel vault, dome, and Byzantine mosaics
The Archiepiscopal Chapel, also called the Chapel of Sant'Andrea, is a small 6th-century private oratory housed within the Archiepiscopal Museum in Ravenna. While not a UNESCO site in isolation, it constitutes one of eight Early Christian monuments recognized as a collective World Heritage property. Built by Archbishop Peter II at the beginning of the 6th century, the chapel exemplifies early Byzantine religious architecture and contains mosaics of exceptional artistic quality ...