architecture

St. Mark's Basilica

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]

Architecture

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 by function
1092–1807
Roman Catholic church
1807
Roman Catholic cathedral
work type form/concept
basilica, cross-in-square plan
material
brick, wood, marble, gold
patronage
Vitale Falier, Domenico Contarini

Specifications

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 tower
Campanile
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
St Mark's Basilica, tympanum and lunette of the Saint Alypius portal with mosaic 'relocation of St Mark's body'
St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum and lunette of the Saint Alypius portal with mosaic 'relocation of St Mark's body' Venice, Veneto, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, west elevation with bell tower (campanile)
St. Mark's Basilica, west elevation with bell tower (campanile) Venice, Veneto, Italy
St Mark's Basilica, west elevation
St. Mark's Basilica, west elevation Venice, Veneto, Italy
St Mark's Basilica, tympana, archivolts and lunette of main portal and upper window
St. Mark's Basilica, tympana, archivolts and lunette of main portal and upper window Venice, Veneto, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, main portal's lunette mosaic 'Last Judgment'
St. Mark's Basilica, main portal's lunette mosaic 'Last Judgment' Venice, Veneto, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum with lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge'
St. Mark's Basilica, tympanum with lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge' Venice, Veneto, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body is welcomed in Venice'
St. Mark's Basilica, lunette mosaic 'Saint Mark's body is welcomed in Venice' Venice, Veneto, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, west elevation with bell tower (campanile)
St. Mark's Basilica, west elevation with bell tower (campanile) Venice, Veneto, Italy