Saint Mark's Basilica, Piazza San Marco, Saint Mark's Square, Venice (Venezia), Veneto region, Adriatic Sea, northeast Italy, Europe

The Byzantine architecture of Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco) dates from 1063 AD. Saint Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) is the prime walking center of Venice. The Piazzetta extends Piazza San Marco to the Venetian Lagoon waterfront. The Doge's Palace (right), built in gothic style 1309-1424 AD, housed the elected leader and government of the Republic of Venice, until Napoleon occupied in 1797. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy's Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 10th century BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Riches from Venice's silk, grain, and spice trade in the 1200s to 1600s built elaborate architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles. Venice and the Venetian Lagoon are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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The Byzantine architecture of Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco) dates from 1063 AD. Saint Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice. Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) is the prime walking center of Venice. The Piazzetta extends Piazza San Marco to the Venetian Lagoon waterfront. The Doge's Palace (right), built in gothic style 1309-1424 AD, housed the elected leader and government of the Republic of Venice, until Napoleon occupied in 1797. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy's Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 10th century BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The Republic of Venice wielded major sea power during the Middle Ages, Crusades, and Renaissance. Riches from Venice's silk, grain, and spice trade in the 1200s to 1600s built elaborate architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles. Venice and the Venetian Lagoon are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.