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Saint Mark's Basilica

Basilica · San Marco ·

Saint Mark's Basilica

Basilica · San Marco ·
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"St. Mark's Basilica The Basilica San Marco is Venice 's crown jewel. Situated at the eastern end of Piazza San Marco, the cathedral was built around 1078 on the site of an earlier house of worship. It is famously the home of the remains of the apostle Mark, which were said to have been smuggled from the Holy Land by Crusaders in a barrel of pork. The basilica is not just a wonder from the outside; its glittering gold mosaics make it one of the most breathtaking examples of Byzantine design in the West."

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Byzantine mosaics, gold, marble floors, and historic treasures

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Byzantine mosaics, gold, marble floors, and historic treasures

golden mosaics
byzantine architecture
advance tickets
skip the line
cover shoulders and knees
st mark's square
pala d'oro
museum
Google Rating
4.7 (27.3K)
Yelp Rating
4.5
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P.za San Marco, 328, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy Get directions

Wheelchair accessible entrance
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