https://www.ipernity.com/tag/esther/keyword/2192249 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/B1/A6/304817.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/esther/keyword/2192249 Wed, 13 May 2026 04:38:55 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 04:38:55 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696867 tag:ipernity.com,2012-08-31,doc-19696867 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:56:18 +0000 2011-09-15T19:36:47-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/esther">Esther</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696867"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/129/68/67/19696867.5136825a.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy "is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of 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, gilded Byzantine 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)"<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark's_Basilica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica</a><br /> <br /> AIMG_4806</div> Looking down from the roof <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/esther">Esther</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696867"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/129/68/67/19696867.5136825a.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy "is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of 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, gilded Byzantine 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)"<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark's_Basilica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica</a><br /> <br /> AIMG_4806</div> Esther https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696843 tag:ipernity.com,2012-08-31,doc-19696843 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:56:19 +0000 2011-09-15T19:36:12-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/esther">Esther</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696843"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/129/68/43/19696843.43c9f6c3.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy "is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of 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, gilded Byzantine 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)"<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark's_Basilica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica</a><br /> <br /> AIMG_4805</div> Statues and spires <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/esther">Esther</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/esther/19696843"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/129/68/43/19696843.43c9f6c3.240.jpg?r2" width="161" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy "is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of 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, gilded Byzantine 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)"<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark's_Basilica" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica</a><br /> <br /> AIMG_4805</div> Esther