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Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

Venezia - Basilica di San Marco
Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

As each tourist takes at least 100 photos (minimum!) in Venice 3000000000 photos are taken here per year, what means more than 8 millions per day. Many of them are uploaded and can be found in the web.

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The western facade of the Basilica di San Marco he has many portals. This one serves as EXIT. Note the pointed arch, in architecture typical for the eastern / muslim style. The carvings are - Romanesque.

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 Martin M. Miles
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Sonja,
these are no "reused" spolia. All carvings here are Romanesque, but the form of the arch - and the window screens are strongly influenced by the Mozarabic architecture (eg "Mezquita de Cordoba"). Venice was for sure a melting pot of all kind of arts and styles, when this church was erected.
8 years ago.

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