Basilica di San Marco by junge1
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Description
It is just about impossible to take a picture of this basilica without any tourists in it, especially during the summmer.
This basilica stands on the site of an earlier 10th century church. The new basilica was started in 1063 on the plan of a Greek cross, and took 10 years to complete. Topped by five bulbous domes, the church is modelled on Constantinople's Church of the Twelve Apostles and was intended to compete with St. Peter's in Rome.
Over the next 500 years, the church was enlarged and embellished and the resulting building is a blending of influences from Byzantine, European, and Islamic cultures.The basilica was not intended as the cathedral of Venice, but rather as a private chapel of the doges, who made their public appearances here (Lonely Planet, Italy, 1993).
This picture was taken on 4 July 2007.
Thank you for viewing and commenting on my previous upload.
Comments (25)
Coppens
Great shot! And look at all these people!
Kartika
Superb!
Cosine
What an amazing building, and a superb capture. Very nice, Sig.
kenwas
I love that the "new" one was started in 1063! Puts things in a proper perspective. Thanks!
artaddict2
Magnificent architecture. Sometimes when the photo includes hordes of tourists it adds to the fascination of the building and its history. Another great capture Sig.
jeroni
bella foto de esta catedral amigo una luz magnifica bravo
mizoli
Beautiful capture!
theconqueror
This is great....
timtripp
wonderful description, great photo
G_Mansco
Splendid building! Thanks for your info also ;O)
Kelena
ein beeindruckendes Gebäude:
KarmaSong
This Venetian series is of great beauty, full of charm and 'douceur de vivre' (sorry, I couldn't translate this into English, as it's a concept!). A great photo, with impressive details.
Silvra
Fantastisches Foto!!!!
Hendesse
Superb capture, very interesting architecture and a lot of poeple to see!
CavalierLady
Most impressive architecture and fascination history! (and so many tourists!)
mark.spooner
Nice work.
amlondono
Fascinating Basillica , great shot , Ana
moochagoo
Too much people ! Great !
jocko500
now that some rich people lol to build this just for them selfs. cool shot
mickuk50
what a fanatstic building and i think the people make it more captivating .excellent capture sig :o) mick
RobyHermida
Splendid capture!
carrotsoup
What a wonderful capture.
rainbows
A wonderful capture of this beautiful building. I thank you for information too. Diane.
delaorden_ojeda
To see your photos is like have a travel on this places, thanks !
Richardphotos
truly an exceptional structure and capture.I guess tourists are always a problem to photographers unless one wants them