San Marco
Venice's central square
San Marco is the Italian name for Saint Mark, the evangelist and patron saint of Venice.
The term most commonly refers to the Basilica di San Marco, Venice's iconic cathedral with its Byzantine domes and golden mosaics, or to the surrounding Piazza San Marco—the city's central square: We fed pigeons in San Marco.
The name appears in various Italian place names and institutions honoring the saint.
Of Constantinople's civilization
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
campanile · column · capital · mosaic · fresco · balustrade · cornice · pediment
Pictures made from fragments
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- altarSacred ritual table
- naveChurch's main interior
- apseVaulted church recess
transept · narthex · atrium · reliquary · patriarchate · liturgy · vespers · mass
Common urban birds
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
- cafesInformal eateries serving drinks
arcades · cobblestones · flagpoles · buskers · gelato · espresso · serenades · gathering
European cultural reawakening
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- restorationReturning something to condition
antiquity · monument · artifacts · relics · inscription · manuscript · Doge's Palace · patrimony
Byzantine
Of Constantinople's civilization
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- loggiaRoofed open-air gallery
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
cupola · campanile · column · capital · mosaic · fresco · balustrade · cornice · pediment · keystone
mosaics
Pictures made from fragments
apse · transept · narthex · atrium · reliquary · patriarchate · liturgy · vespers · mass · clergy
pigeons
Common urban birds
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
cafes · arcades · cobblestones · flagpoles · buskers · gelato · espresso · serenades · gathering · Napoleon
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
restoration · antiquity · monument · artifacts · relics · inscription · manuscript · Doge's Palace · patrimony · UNESCO
canals
Constructed water passages