The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica
of Saint Mark is the cathedral
church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the
most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine
architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and
connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and
has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch
of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, formerly at San
Pietro di Castello.For its opulent design, gold ground mosaics, and its status
as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building
has been known by the nickname Chiesa
d'Oro (Church of gold). Source
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