Basilica di San Marco
church in Venice, Italy
English: The Basilica di San Marco (St Mark's Basilica) is the main church of Venice. It used to be the church of the Doges and of the Republic of Venice, whereas the cathedral was w:en:San Pietro di Castello (church); however, after the fall of the Republic of Venice, it was made the new Cathedral of Venice. The structure we can see now is of the XI century
Italiano: La Basilica di San Marco è la chiesa maggiore di Venezia. É sempre stata la chiesa ufficiale dei Dogi e della Repubblica di Venezia, mentre la cattedrale rimase w:it:Basilica di San Pietro di Castello fino al crollo della Repubblica, quando San Marco prese anche questo titolo. La struttura attuale tuttavia risale alla seconda metà dell'XI secolo.
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Front side, West facade
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Lunetta di portale di S. Alipio
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Main Portal:Last Judgement after the cartoon by Lattanzio Querena, 1836
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The body of St. Mark is received in Venice, ca. 1660 by Pietro Vecchia
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Morning view
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immagine notturna del lato della basilica
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Columns in the square
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Statue of a griffin
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Bifora gotica
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Backside
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Facade left with Constantine the Great and Demetrius on top of the ogee arches
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particolare della basilica
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Statue of Saint Marco
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The quadriga
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The quadriga
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Photo, 19th c.
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The quadriga
Pediment
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Roof, cupolas
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The bells of San Marco
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Detail thereof
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Pilastri Acritani
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Genesis
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Nave
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Doge Alvise IV Mocenigo Appears to the People in St Mark's Basilica in 1763. Painting by Francesco Guardi, 1775-77.
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Pala d’Oro
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The Pala d’Oro, golden front of the main altar of San Marco
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Development of the Pala d’Oro (English description)
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Drawings
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc: Pendentif d'une coupoule de Saint Marc
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