Architecture

St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum with lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge'

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di San Marco [Italian]
Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco [Italian]
Baxéłega de San Marco [Venetian]
Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale Metropolitana Primaziale di San Marco Evangelista [Italian]
St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum with lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge'

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: St. Mark's Basilica

full/alternative names
Metropolitan Patriarchal Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark the Evangelist, Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
built
828-978
1063-1092
destroyed/demolished
978
style/period
work type by function
work type form/concept
material

Specifications

Specifications: St. Mark's Basilica

height
43.0 m
width
62.5 m
length
76.5 m
number cupolas
5
cupolas/domes
height (outer)
43.0 m
height (inner)
28.2 m
number towers
1
towers
98.6 m
bell towerCampanile
bells number
5

Geography

local language location name
location:
Venezia [Italian]
Venesia [Venetian]
country:
Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
designation
reference
394

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,190 × 5,710  pixel
43.9 × 48.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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