P31 - Italy - Venezia - Saint Mark's Basilica

Saint Mark's Basilica, Venezia, Italy ( UNESCO WHS )

Saint Mark's Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco a Venezia), the cathedral of Venice, is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. It lies on St Mark's Square (in the San Marco sestiere or district) adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the "chapel" of the Venetian rulers, and not the city's cathedral. Since 1807 it has been the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. For its opulent design, gilded Byzantine mosaics, and its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building was known by the nickname Chiesa d'Oro (Church of gold).

聖馬可教堂（義大利語：Basilica di San Marco a Venezia），天主教内译为威尼斯圣马尔谷大殿，是義大利威尼斯的主教座堂，也是天主教的宗座圣殿（Basilica），也是世界上知名的教堂之一，並且是拜占庭式建築的著名代表。

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