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Mausoleum of Theodoric
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Ravenna, Italy
Part of	Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv
Reference	788-007
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
Area	0.014 ha
Buffer zone	21.6 ha
Coordinates	44°25′30″N 12°12′33″E / 44.42500°N 12.20917°E
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The Mausoleum of Theodoric (Italian: Mausoleo di Teodorico) is an ancient monument just outside Ravenna, Italy. It was built in AD 520 by Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, as his future tomb.^[1]

Description

The mausoleum's current structure consists of two decagonal orders, one above the other made of Istrian stone, sourced from a quarry approximately 400 kilometres (249 mi) away by land journey. The mausoleum's roof consists of a single carved stone 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter weighing 230 tonnes. A niche leads down to a room that was probably a chapel for funeral liturgies; an external stair leads to the upper floor. Located in the centre of the upper floor is a fragmentary ancient Roman porphyry tub, likely from a bath complex, in which Theodoric was buried. His remains were removed during Byzantine rule, when the mausoleum was turned into a Christian oratory. In the late 19th century, silting from a nearby rivulet that had partly submerged the mausoleum was drained and excavated.

Recognition

It was inscribed with seven other "Early Christian Monuments and Mosaics of Ravenna" buildings as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1996. According to the ICOMOS evaluation, "the significance of the mausoleum lies in its Gothic style and decoration, which owe nothing to Roman or Byzantine art, although it makes use of the Roman stone construction technique of opus quadratum, which had been abandoned four centuries before" and in the fact that "it is the only surviving example of a tomb of a king of this period."^[2]

Inside lower level
Inside top level
Inside top level with cracked roof stone
Inside top level
Porphyry tub used by Theodoric as sarcophagus

References

^ Bean, Rachel; Bruno, Stefano; Doe, Helen (2010). Italy, Malta, and San Marino. Marshall Cavendish. p. 753.
^ WORLD HERITAGE LIST Ravenna No 788

External links

Ravenna Turismo Timetable and information for visiting the mausoleum and other Ravenna monuments, in Italian, English and German.
Original text adopted from [1]. No copyright notice has been found on the site so far. Please remove the text and the photo if you find one.
Revolving image of the upper floor. The dark color tub appears at the lower corner.
Download a free paper model of Theoderic's Mausoleum (www.papermodel.cz)

[1] Bean, Rachel; Bruno, Stefano; Doe, Helen (2010). Italy, Malta, and San Marino. Marshall Cavendish. p. 753.

[2] WORLD HERITAGE LIST Ravenna No 788

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+{{Short description|Ancient monument in Ravenna, Italy}}
 {{Expand German|Mausoleum des Theoderich|date=December 2011}}
 {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
 |Part_of     = Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
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+|Image       = Mausoleum of Theodoric (Ravenna) - Exterior.jpg
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-The '''Mausoleum of Theoderic''' (''[[Italian language|Italian]]'': ''Mausoleo di Teodorico'') is an ancient monument just outside [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]]. It was built in 520 AD by [[Theoderic the Great]] as his future tomb.
+The '''Mausoleum of Theodoric''' ({{langx|it|Mausoleo di Teodorico}}) is an ancient monument just outside [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]]. It was built in AD 520 by [[Theodoric the Great]], king of the [[Ostrogoths]], as his future tomb.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bean |first=Rachel |title=Italy, Malta, and San Marino |last2=Bruno |first2=Stefano |last3=Doe |first3=Helen |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |year=2010 |pages=753}}</ref>
 ==Description==
-The current structure of the [[mausoleum]] is divided into two [[Decagon|decagonal]] orders, one above the other; both are made of [[Istria]] stone. Its roof is a single 230 tonne [[Istrian stone]], 10 meters in diameter. A niche leads down to a room that was probably a chapel for funeral [[Liturgy|liturgies]]; a stair leads to the upper floor. Located in the centre of the floor is a circular [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] stone grave, in which Theoderic was buried. His remains were removed during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule, when the mausoleum was turned into a [[Christian]] [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]]. In the late 19th century, silting from a nearby rivulet that had partly submerged the mausoleum was drained and excavated.
+The mausoleum's current structure consists of two [[decagon]]al orders, one above the other made of [[Istrian stone]], sourced from a quarry approximately {{Convert|400|km|mi|0}} away by land journey. The mausoleum's roof consists of a [[List of largest monoliths|single carved stone]] {{convert|10|m|ft}} in diameter weighing 230 tonnes. A niche leads down to a room that was probably a chapel for funeral [[Liturgy|liturgies]]; an external stair leads to the upper floor. Located in the centre of the upper floor is a fragmentary ancient Roman [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] tub, likely from a bath complex, in which Theodoric was buried. His remains were removed during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule, when the mausoleum was turned into a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]]. In the late 19th century, silting from a nearby rivulet that had partly submerged the mausoleum was drained and excavated.
+==Recognition==
-It was inscribed with seven other "Early Christian Monuments and Mosaics of Ravenna" buildings as one of the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Sites]] in 1996. According to the [[ICOMOS]] evaluation, "the significance of the mausoleum lies in its Gothic style and decoration, which owe nothing to [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] or Byzantine art, although it makes use of the Roman stone construction technique of [[opus quadratum]], which had been abandoned four centuries before" and in the fact that "it is the only surviving example of a tomb of a king of this period."<ref>[http://whc.unesco.org/document/154274 WORLD HERITAGE LIST Ravenna No 788]</ref>
+It was inscribed with seven other "Early Christian Monuments and Mosaics of Ravenna" buildings as one of the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Sites]] in 1996. According to the [[ICOMOS]] evaluation, "the significance of the mausoleum lies in its Gothic style and decoration, which owe nothing to [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] or Byzantine art, although it makes use of the Roman stone construction technique of [[opus quadratum]], which had been abandoned four centuries before" and in the fact that "it is the only surviving example of a tomb of a king of this period."<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/document/154274 WORLD HERITAGE LIST Ravenna No 788]</ref>
+<gallery mode="packed">
-An approximate replica of this tomb was constructed in the US in 1925 when the Taplin Gorge Dam was constructed north of [[Fergus Falls]], Minnesota. The designer (Vernon Wright, who was also the president of the dam's owner, the [[Otter Tail Power Company]]) based the design of the [[Power station|powerhouse]] on this mausoleum.
-<gallery mode=packed>
 File:Ravenna Mausoleum of Theoderic inside lower level.jpg|Inside lower level
 File:Ravenna Mausoleum of Theoderic inside top2 wideangle.jpg|Inside top level
 File:Ravenna Mausoleum of Theoderic inside top cracked roof stone.jpg|Inside top level with cracked roof stone
-File:Ravenna Mausoleum of Theoderic inside top wideangle.jpg|Inside top level wideangle
+File:Ravenna Mausoleum of Theoderic inside top wideangle.jpg|Inside top level
-File:Mausoleo di teodorico, interno, camera superiore, sarcofago di teodorico, in porfido, 520 dc ca. 04.jpg|Porphyry sarcophagus of Theodoric
+File:Mausoleo di teodorico, interno, camera superiore, sarcofago di teodorico, in porfido, 520 dc ca. 04.jpg|Porphyry tub used by Theodoric as sarcophagus
 </gallery>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
 ==See also==
+{{Commons category|Mausoleum of Theodoric (Ravenna)|Mausoleum of Theoderic the Great}}
-[[File:Taplin George Dam.jpeg|thumb|Taplin Gorge Dam's Powerhouse is a rough replica of Theodoric the Great's tomb outside of Ravenna, Italy]]
-{{Commons|Category:Mausoleum of Theodoric (Ravenna)|Mausoleum of Theoderic the Great}}
 * [[Ostrogothic Ravenna]]
-* [[Palace of Theoderic]] now lost, also in Ravenna
+* [[Palace of Theodoric]] now lost, also in Ravenna
 * [[Sparlösa Runestone]]
-* [[Yurt]]
 * [[Haus Vaterland#Haus Potsdam|Haus Potsdam]]
-* [[History of Medieval Arabic and Western European domes]]
+* [[History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==Further reading==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.turismo.ra.it/ita/Scopri-il-territorio/Arte-e-cultura Ravenna Turismo] Timetable and information for visiting the mausoleum and other Ravenna monuments, in Italian, English and German.
 * ''Original text adopted from [https://web.archive.org/web/20030415212555/http://www.turismo.ravenna.it/eng/monumenti/616.htm]. No copyright notice has been found on the site so far. Please remove the text and the photo if you find one.''
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-[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Italy]]
+[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Emilia-Romagna]]
 [[Category:Palaeo-Christian architecture in Ravenna]]
 [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 6th century]]
+[[Category:Rotundas in Europe]]
 [[Category:Tourist attractions in Emilia-Romagna]]
 [[Category:Ostrogothic art]]

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