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Sacred Space Explorer / Assembly + circulation
architectural zone

Ambulatory

A circulation zone surrounding a central space, documented at centrally planned churches such as San Vitale and in variant Byzantine church forms.

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Assembly + circulation

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Architectural location

Circulation zone around a central core in centrally planned buildings such as San Vitale.

Liturgical function

Allows movement around rather than only along a central longitudinal axis.

Iconographic convention

The surrounding circulation changes how mosaics and architectural vistas are encountered; no universal icon set is assigned.

Surviving monument evidence

San Vitale preserves a major early Byzantine example.

Reconstruction boundary

The Explorer uses San Vitale as an example, not as a template for all centralized churches.

Uncertainty

Ambulatory form and liturgical use vary.

Portable-icon / later-practice boundaryPortable icon type or later Orthodox practice does not establish an original church position. Placement requires source-backed monument or relationship evidence.
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Figures + iconography

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Decoder + visual grammar

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Materials + making

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History + chronology

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Places + monuments

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San Vitale, Ravenna← contains-zone · source-backed

Zones + spatial models

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  1. Figures + iconographyTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  2. Figures + iconographyTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  3. Materials + making
    Ambulatory← contains-zoneSan Vitale, Ravennauses-mediumMosaic
    Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  4. Places + monuments
    Ambulatory← contains-zoneSan Vitale, Ravennalocated-inRavenna
    Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  5. Zones + spatial models
    Ambulatory← contains-zoneSan Vitale, Ravennacontains-zoneApse
    Two-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
  6. Zones + spatial modelsTwo-step navigation path, not a new placement or causal claim.
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San Vitale and the Justinian and Theodora Mosaics
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San Vitale, RavennaAmbulatory ←contains-zone— San Vitale, Ravenna · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-620.
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  2. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
  3. Two explicit edges; intermediate record remains visible.
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San Vitale, Ravenna
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Source trail

Smarthistory
San Vitale and the Justinian and Theodora Mosaics
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Middle Byzantine church architecture
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