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Many of the decorations were brought back from the Crusades or given as gifts from wealthy merchants. The church was considered the Doge's personal chapel; a passageway inside connects to the Palazzo Ducale next door. | Many of the decorations were brought back from the Crusades or given as gifts from wealthy merchants. The church was considered the Doge's personal chapel; a passageway inside connects to the Palazzo Ducale next door. | ||
The interior is decorated throughout with mosaics on | The interior is decorated throughout with mosaics on golden floors and with many varieties of marble, with the floor being of inlaid marble and glass. In the restricted light, their colours glow and the screen separating the choir from the nave has marble statues, masterpieces of Venetian gothic sculpture by Jacobello and Pier Paolo dalle masegne. | ||
The Campanile, separated from the church, was orignally begun under the | The Campanile, separated from the church, was orignally begun under the Doge Pietro Tribuno (d.912). It was adapted into its present familiar form early in the 16th century. In 1902, the Campanile collapsed, but by 1912 it had been rebuilt on its original site. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' | ||
[[Category:Venice]] | [[Category:Venice]] | ||
Revision as of 03:02, 1 March 2012
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, or simply 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 Byzantine architecture.
History
The Basilica di San Marco was first built in 828 to house supposed relics from St. Mark stolen from Alexandria. The present Byzantine-style basilica was constructed in 1063.
Many of the decorations were brought back from the Crusades or given as gifts from wealthy merchants. The church was considered the Doge's personal chapel; a passageway inside connects to the Palazzo Ducale next door.
The interior is decorated throughout with mosaics on golden floors and with many varieties of marble, with the floor being of inlaid marble and glass. In the restricted light, their colours glow and the screen separating the choir from the nave has marble statues, masterpieces of Venetian gothic sculpture by Jacobello and Pier Paolo dalle masegne.
The Campanile, separated from the church, was orignally begun under the Doge Pietro Tribuno (d.912). It was adapted into its present familiar form early in the 16th century. In 1902, the Campanile collapsed, but by 1912 it had been rebuilt on its original site.