St. Mark's Basilica
Venice's golden church
St.
Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of Venice, Italy, renowned for its Byzantine architecture, golden mosaics, and prominent location on St.
Mark's Square.
Built to house the relics of St.
Mark the Evangelist, it served for centuries as the private chapel of the Doge.
We spent hours admiring the mosaics in St. Mark's Basilica.
- VeniceLagoon city, northeastern Italy
- gondola rideTrip in narrow boat
- cupolasSmall ornamental roof domes
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- Greek crossCross with equal arms
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- Italian SitesColosseum, Pompeii, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Trevi Fountain, Vatican
- VeniceGrand Canal, Rialto Bridge, Doge's Palace, gondola, Bridge of Sighs
- BasilicasSacre-Coeur, San Marco, San Clemente, Montmartre
- Medieval VeniceVenice, doge, doges, Rialto, gondolas
- Venetian historyVenice, doges, Doge's Palace, Grand Canal, Rialto
- Venetian ArtTitian, Tintoretto, Bellini, Tiepolo, Carpaccio
St. Mark's BasilicaNotre-Dame de Paris
Parisian Gothic cathedral
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St. Mark's Basilicamegachurch
Vast Christian congregation
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