Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

It was built by order of Theodoric in 505 for Aryan worship by his people, but was consecrated for Catholic worship in the sixth century. The nave, twice as wide as the sides, ends in a semicircular apse, and is bordered by twelve pairs of columns supporting arches. Like all churches from Ravenna's imperial period (up to 476), Ostrogothic (up to 540) and Byzantine (after 540), St. Apollinaris Nuovo also has some wonderful and colorful mosaics. However, they do not belong to the same period: They belong to the period of Theodoric and others belonging to the reconstruction ordered by Bishop Agnello, when the building was reconsecrated for Catholic Christian worship.

For those that are interested in architecture this is a place that should be visited.