Living TRAVEL - ITALY
     
Ravenna - Mosaic in San Apollinaire in Classe
 
Built in the 6th century; the interior contains 24 columns of Greek marble which terminate in a green mosaic of meadows and sheep. The lateral walls are bare, but were certainly once covered with gorgeous mosaics. These were likely demolished by the Venetians in 1449, although they left the mosaic decoration in the apse and on the triumphal arch in situ. [Wikipedia]