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Basilica di San Marco

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Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Phone:
+39 041 270 8311

Address:
Piazza San Marco 7, 30124, Italy

The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark , commonly known as Saint Mark's Basilica , is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. 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 been the city's cathedral only since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, formerly at San Pietro di Castello.For its opulent design, gold ground mosaics, and its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building has been known by the nickname Chiesa d'Oro .
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