St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. This building was formerly Doge's palatine chapel, but now is a cathedral. The first construction, in 832 A.D., was for the relics of St. Mark's body, brought from Alexandria, Egypt (legend held that ships landed on Rialtine island in a storm). In...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ong, Walter J.
Format: Online
Created: 1951
Online Access:http://cdm17321.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/8260
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!