St. Mark's Basilica
Also known as Basilica di San Marco
1094
Byzantine
cathedral
Saint Mark's was begun in 829 as the doge's chapel to house the Evangelist's relics, brought from Alexandria; it burned in a 976 revolt against Doge Pietro Candiano IV and was rebuilt to a different design, with consecration generally…
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