The West Facade of St Mark’s Basilica, Venice

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The West Facade of St Mark’s Basilica, Venice

St. Mark’s Basilica is the cathedral church of the city’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese, and it is one of the most beautiful examples anywhere of Italo-Byzantine architecture.  Because of its magnificent design and its status as the city’s symbol for power and wealth, the cathedral has also been known as the “Church of Gold. The west façade’s exterior is divided into three registers: the lower, the upper, and the domes. In the lower part of the façade, there are five arched portals, enveloped by marble columns and opening into the narthex through beautiful doors made of bronze. In the upper part of the lower register, there are mosaics with scenes from the life of Christ. The lunettes of the lateral portals are filled with mosaics that show scenes from St. Mark’s life. In the upper register, there are several statues that watch over the city including the statues of the four Warrior Saints: Theodosius, St. Mark, Constantine, and Demetrius. Under St. Mark, there is a winged lion—which was his symbol—and he holds a book with the quote “peace to you Mark, my evangelist.” In the centre of the basilica’s balcony, four bronze horses face the square. The horses of St. Mark were installed in about 1254 and the ones that we see today are bronze replicas of the originals, which have been kept in St. Mark’s museum inside the cathedral.

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