Photograph of the richly decorated upper faƧade of St. Markā€™s Basilica in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, taken against a clear blue sky. The image focuses on the ornate architectural details above the central and side arches: slender spires topped with weather vanes, intricate Gothic pinnacles, and numerous statues of saints and angels arranged along the roofline. Beneath the sculptural details sit large, colorful mosaics framed in gold, depicting biblical scenes in the traditional Venetian-Byzantine style for which the basilica is famous. The central mosaic shows a dynamic composition of figures in flowing robes, rendered in bright blues, reds, and greens. Carved marble columns and arches support small loggias where additional statues stand in graceful poses. This elaborate faƧade is part of Veniceā€™s most iconic church, originally built to house the relics of St. Mark the Evangelist, and showcases centuries of artistic influence blending Gothic, Byzantine, and Renaissance elements.
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I am going through some of my pictures of the bus tour I took with my mum through a part of Italy, back in October 2012. So I will be sharing some more of these pix...

This is a close-up that I took of the richly decorated upper faƧade of St. Markā€™s Basilica, at the San Marco square in Venice, Italy.

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