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In the nave, the church’s famous Byzantine mosaics show, on the left, Ravenna’s fortified port of Classis, from which a procession of 22 virgins follows the three Magi with gifts for Jesus on his mother’s lap; on the right, from Theodoric’s palace, 26 male martyrs march towards Christ.
It is an explosion of mosaics, tiles, stained glass, enamel, sculpture, and carving — a wildly audacious outpouring of contours and colors.
At the far end, set in the southeast wall, is the splendid 10th-century mihrab, lined with marble and gold mosaics, and the maksourah, the enclosure where the caliph attended to his prayers.
The most spectacular art treasures of the church are its gorgeous Byzantine mosaics, glittering Old Testament scenes high on the walls (don’t forget the binoculars), and a triumphant Mary and Jesus enthroned in the apse over the high altar.
Aside from some low-level excavations showing the elaborate water-piping system and surviving mosaics and ceramics, there is also a small museum displaying everything from fishhooks to lamps, appealing to any student of archaeology.