Architecture

St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum and lunette of the Saint Alypius portal with mosaic 'relocation of St Mark's body'

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]
Portale di Sant'Alipio [Italian]
St Mark's Basilica, tympanum and lunette of the Saint Alypius portal with mosaic 'relocation of St Mark's body'

Architecture

structure overview
St. Mark's Basilica
architectural element(s)
tympanum, mosaic, lunette
created
13th century

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
culture
Italian, Venetian, Christian
style/period
Italo-Byzantine, Gothic
work type
1092–1807
Roman Catholic church
1807
Roman Catholic cathedral
form/concept
basilica, cross-in-square plan
material
brick, wood, marble, gold
patronage
Vitale Falier, Domenico Contarini

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
Campanile (bell tower)
bells number
5

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Veneto » Metropolitan City of Venice » Venice » San Marco
local language location name
location:
Venezia [Italian]
Venesia [Venetian]
country:
Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
978-1797
Republic of Venice
1797-1805
Austrian Empire
1805-1815
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
1815-1848
Austrian Empire
1848-1849
Republic of San Marco
1849-1866
Austrian Empire
1866-1946
Kingdom of Italy

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Venice and its Lagoon
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
designation
reference
394

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,255 × 5,386  pixel
44.5 × 45.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
copyrights
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