The basilica was built in the 11th century, with much of the decoration dating back from the 11-15th centuries and the facade dating back from the 13th century.
In the middle: the four horses of St Mark, bronze replicas of the antique (Greek or Roman, dated 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD depending on the source)…
Original bronze horse statues.
Mosaics on the facade.
Porta dei fiori, on the side of the basilica.
Four roman emperors (the Tetrarchs: Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus). Porphyry sculpture, 4th century, originally in Constantinople…
Mosaics inside the basilica (main dome in the middle).
Transept mosaic.
Viewo of the transept.
