Basilica di San Marco

The Saint Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, formerly at San Pietro di Castello.

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three wooden horses are standing next to each other in front of a black background with an arch

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The Magnificent bronze Horses of St. Mark’s Basilica. Venice.

there are many statues of horses on display

The Horses of St. Mark were installed on the basilica in about 1254. The horses were long displayed at the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and in 1204 Doge Enrico Dandolo (cruel man but great politician) sent them back to Venice as part of the loot sacked from Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade. They were taken to Paris by Napoleon in 1797 but returned to Venice in 1815. These are the originals inside the Basilica. The horses outside on the balcony are bronze replicas. | chapter 71

the interior of an old church with paintings on the walls and ceiling, along with pews

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Chiesa d'oro

Chiesa d'oro by SBA73, via Flickr

the interior of an old church with many tables and chairs in it, all lit up at night

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Fragment of a mosaic with King Salomon & King David

Venezia Fragment of a mosaic with the Holy Three Kings Basilica di San Marco, Museo marciano #TuscanyAgriturismoGiratola

an intricately decorated ceiling in the center of a room with many paintings on it

Fall Of Constantinople

Centuries Past

Archangel Michael From the church of the Monastery of Christ Pantokrator, Constantinople, 12th cent. CE, relocated during the Fourth Crusade to the Pala d’Oro, Venice

an icon with the virgin mary and child jesus in gold, black and red colors

All about Mary.

The Byzantine icon of the Madonna Nicopeia in Saint Mark’s basilica in Venice, Italy.

St. Michael the Archangel (detail from the Pala d’Oro, Basilica di San Marco, Venice), Anonymous Venetian, begun 1063

the floor is made up of many different colored tiles and has a circular design on it

Hexagon glory

The floor in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice is composed of ornate patterns of marble tiles - some of which date back to the 12th Century.