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Battistero Degli Ariani

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This tiny gem of a chapel offers a free taste of Ravenna's artistic heritage with a gorgeous mosaic ceiling under its octagonal dome. Another relic of the 6th century and the rule of Theodoric, the mosaics depict the baptism of Christ and the 12 Apostles.