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VENICE, Italy — “Every stone is a treasure,” says the technical director of St. Mark’s Basilica’s vestry board, indicating the prized gold-leaf mosaics overhead, the inlaid stone ...
On Oct. 8, 1094, St. Mark’s Basilica was consecrated and dedicated to the apostle and saint credited by many to be the writer of the Gospel of Mark.
Climate activists on Thursday vandalized the facade of the nearly 1,000-year-old St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, reportedly defacing it with mud and chocolate milk as part of an ...
One such journey will take the reader to St Mark’s Basilica, in which the genesis of Venice as a major power and trading hub will be explored.“The remains of St Mark are, according to legend ...
A view of a floor during a high waters flooded inside the St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Still invisible to the naked eye and the casual visitors, recent flood damage to ...
St Mark’s Basilica to get a €3.3 million restoration Now, work is underway to repair and restore the flood-damaged elements thanks to a €3.3 million grant from the Culture Ministry.
St Mark’s basilica, the most famous and splendid monument in Venice, is now protected by its own small flood barrier, a fixed wall of glass that prevents water in the square from invading the ...
Activists have poured mud and chocolate milk on the façade of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice in their latest climate protest. Via AP news wire. Thursday 07 December 2023 17:45 GMT.
It’s a simple solution, but one that may keep the marble columns and valuable mosaics of Venice’s iconic St. Mark’s Basilica safe from seawater-induced erosion: A set of glass barriers ...
CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 04:00 am. This weekend, on Sunday, April 28, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Mark’s Square during a one-day trip to Venice, Italy. Afterward, he will privately ...
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