the-memory-palace: St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice For its opulent design, gilded Byzantine mosaics, and its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building has been known by the nickname Chiesa d’Oro (church
tags: st. mark's basilica, venice, italy, I was here, and got yelled at, for laughing at lions, and how they don't really look like lions, I'm so cultured, queue
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