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Basilica of San Vitale

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The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy, completed in the sixth century. It is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its interior mosaics are among the most studied works of Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and its centrally planned design departs from the typical basilica floor plan despite carrying the basilica name.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Ravenna, Italy 2
Completed Year
1700 3
Completed Year
550 3
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Church 1
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Basilica of San Vitale (Wikidata)
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1. Basilica of San Vitale (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy, completed in the sixth century. It is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its interior mosaics are among the most studied works of Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and its centrally planned design departs from the typical basilica floor plan despite carrying the basilica name.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Church)
    The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy. The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art. It is one of eight structures in Ravenna inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its foundational inscription describes the church as a basil
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2. Basilica of San Vitale (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ravenna, Italy
    Wikidata item Q721817, property P131/P17 (location): Ravenna, Italy
  • In Style: Byzantine Architecture, Wikidata P149
    architectural style: Byzantine architecture
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3. Wikidata: Basilica of San Vitale
  • Wikidata Q721817, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q721817, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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