![p8230500 Piazza San Marco (St Mark square) has been the main square in Venice since the 12th century. It is surrounded by some many exceptional monuments: the Palazzo...](thumbs/p8230500.webp)
Piazza San Marco (St Mark square) has been the main square in Venice since the 12th century. It is surrounded by some many exceptional monuments: the Palazzo…
![p8220377 Left: San Marco basilica. Right: campanile. Bottom: the lines on the square marked stalls placement, when the square was used as a market (middle ages and...](thumbs/p8220377.webp)
Left: San Marco basilica.
Right: campanile.
Bottom: the lines on the square marked stalls placement, when the square was used as a market (middle ages and…
Right: campanile.
Bottom: the lines on the square marked stalls placement, when the square was used as a market (middle ages and…
![p8230468 The campanile is the bell tower of San Marco basilica, built 1514, rebuilt 1912 after it collapsed in 1902, 99 m tall. The lion is Venice's symbol.](thumbs/p8230468.webp)
The campanile is the bell tower of San Marco basilica, built 1514, rebuilt 1912 after it collapsed in 1902, 99 m tall. The lion is Venice's symbol.
![p8230449 Column with a lion. The lion is the symbol of St Mark, who in turn is the saint protecting the city.](thumbs/p8230449.webp)
Column with a lion. The lion is the symbol of St Mark, who in turn is the saint protecting the city.