St Mark's Basilica | Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco
CathedralchurchinVenice,ItalyMainfaçadeofStMarksBasilicaatPiazzaSanMarcoLocationVenice,ItalyDenominationCatholicChurchConsecrated8October1094TitularsaintMarktheEvangelistDesignationCathedral(minorbasilica)1807–presentEpiscopalseePatriarchateofVeniceDesignationDucalchapelc. 836–1797TutelageDogeofVeniceCentralnavelookingeastBuiltc. 829–c. 836Rebuiltc. 1063–1094StylesByzantine,Romanesque,GothicLength76.5metres(251 ft)Width62.6metres(205 ft)Outerheight(centraldome)43metres(141 ft)Innerheight(cen...
Cathedral church in Venice, Italy
Main façade of St Marks Basilica at Piazza San Marco
LocationVenice, ItalyDenominationCatholic ChurchConsecrated8 October 1094Titular saintMark the EvangelistDesignationCathedral (minor basilica)1807–presentEpiscopal seePatriarchate of VeniceDesignationDucal chapelc. 836–1797TutelageDoge of VeniceCentral nave looking eastBuiltc. 829–c. 836Rebuiltc. 1063–1094StylesByzantine, Romanesque, GothicLength76.5 metres (251 ft)Width62.6 metres (205 ft)Outer height(central dome)43 metres (141 ft)Inner height(central dome)28.15 metres (92.4 ft)[1]Click on the map for a fullscreen viewThe Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco), commonly known as St Marks Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco; Venetian: Baxéłega de San Marco), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San...