Cathedral · Italy · Still standing
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice, sited at the eastern end of Piazza San Marco and attached to the Doge's Palace. The monument is a domed, multi-arched basilica richly veneered with marble, spolia columns and extensive gold-ground mosaics and houses the relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist.
First raised
AD 828
Its prime
1250
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1250
The shape it held in its prime.
A broad, multi-arched western façade faced in polychrome marbles and spolia, capped by five large domes rising behind a profusion of gables, pinnacles and small lanterns. Each principal portal sits beneath a mosaic-filled lunette; a raised loggia above the central portals displays the four bronze horses. The façade reads as a layered collage of carved stone, paired columns, gilded mosaic panels and inset windows, set directly onto the open pavement of Piazza San Marco.
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9 places to explore in 1250.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at St Mark's Basilica — including 7 interiors: narthex and portal lunettes, central nave beneath the central dome, interior of a dome — mosaic field and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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