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St Mark’s Basilica

The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of .
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  • Opening hours:
    October 29th—April 15th and April 16th—October 27th: Monday—Saturday 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    October 29th—April 15th: Sunday 2:00 PM—4:30 PM
    April 16th—October 27th: Sunday 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Basilica di San Marco”, “Basilica San Marco”, “Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark”, “Saint Mark’s Basilica”, “Saint Marks Basilica”, “St Marks Basilica”, “St. Mark’s Basilica”, “St. Marks Basilica”, and “The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Piazza San Marco.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. is situated 110 metres west of St Mark’s Basilica.

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The is a bridge in , Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and Castello.

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

St Mark’s Basilica

Latitude
45.43456° or 45° 26′ 4″ north
Longitude
12.33984° or 12° 20′ 23″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Height
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8MQ+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138800932
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
7535507
Wiki­data ID
Q172988
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“St Mark’s Basilica” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس مارك”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس مرقس”
  • Arabic: “كنيسة سان ماركو”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարկոսի տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Mark kafedralı”
  • Basque: “San Marco basilika”
  • Basque: “San Marko basilika”
  • Basque: “San Marko katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Святога Марка”
  • Belarusian: “Базыліка сьвятога Марка”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Марка”
  • Breton: “Penniliz Sant Mark”
  • Bulgarian: “Сан Марко”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Marco”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de Sant Marc de Venècia”
  • Catalan: “basílica de Sant Marc”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de Sant Marc”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Venècia”
  • Catalan: “San Marco di Venezia”
  • Catalan: “San Marco”
  • Catalan: “Sant Marc de Venècia”
  • Catalan: “Sant Marc”
  • Chechen: “Сийлахьчу Маркан килс (Венеци)”
  • Chechen: “Сийлахьчу Маркан килс”
  • Chinese: “圣马可大教堂”
  • Chinese: “圣马尔谷圣殿宗主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “圣马尔谷教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖馬可大教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖馬可教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖馬哥聖殿宗主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖馬爾谷大殿”
  • Chinese: “聖馬爾谷聖殿”
  • Chinese: “聖馬爾谷聖殿宗主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Marka”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika Svetog Marka u Veneciji”
  • Croatian: “Bazilika svetog Marka”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Marka”
  • Danish: “Markuskirken”
  • Danish: “Sankt Markus‘ Basilika”
  • Dutch: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Dutch: “Basiliek van San Marco”
  • Dutch: “San Marco basiliek”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه سان ماركو”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Marko en Venecio”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko de Sankta Marko”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko Sankta Marko en Venecio”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Marko”
  • Esperanto: “Marka Katedralo”
  • Estonian: “Veneetsia Püha Markuse kirik”
  • Finnish: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Markuksen kirkko”
  • French: “Basilique de San Marco”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Marc de venise”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Marc de Venise”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Marc”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Marc”
  • French: “Basilique San Marco”
  • French: “Saint-Marc de Venise”
  • Galician: “Basílica de San Marcos”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა მარკოზის ბაზილიკა”
  • German: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • German: “Markus-Basilika”
  • German: “Markusbasilika”
  • German: “Markusdom”
  • German: “San Marco”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Αγίου Μάρκου”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Μάρκου”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת מרקוס הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סאן-מרקו”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן מרקו”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן-מרקו”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן-מרקוס”
  • Hebrew: “בזיליקת סן-מרקס”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית מרקוס הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סן מרקו”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סן-מרקו”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Márk székesegyház”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Márk-székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Markus”
  • Irish: “Baisleac Mharcas”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Marco”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Italian: “domo de Venesia”
  • Italian: “San Marco”
  • Japanese: “ヴェネツィアのドゥオーモ”
  • Japanese: “サン・マルコ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “サン・マルコ寺院”
  • Japanese: “聖マルコ大寺院”
  • Korean: “산 마르코 대성당”
  • Korean: “산 마르코 성당”
  • Korean: “산마르코 대성당”
  • Latin: “Basilica Sancti Marci Veneta”
  • Latin: “Basilica Sancti Marci”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Marka bazilika”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Marka katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Morkaus bazilika”
  • Lombard: “Basilega de San March”
  • Luxembourgish: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Macedonian: “Базилика Свети Марко”
  • Malay: “Basilika St Mark”
  • Maltese: “Bażilika ta‘ San Mark”
  • Narom: “Basilique dé Saint Mar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Markusbasilikaen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Markuskirken”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Markuskyrkja”
  • Norwegian: “Markuskirken”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سن مارکو”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت مارک”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت مارکو”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سینت مارکو”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Marka w Wenecji”
  • Polish: “Bazylika św. Marka”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Marcos de Veneza”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Marcos”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de são marcos”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica san marco din veneţia”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica San Marco din Veneția”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica Sfântul Marcu din Veneția”
  • Romanian: “Domul San Marco din Veneţia”
  • Romanian: “Domul San Marco din Veneția”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан Марко”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Марко”
  • Russian: “Базилика Святого Марка”
  • Russian: “Собор св. Марка”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Марка”
  • Serbian: “Basilica di San Marco a Venezia”
  • Serbian: “Bazilika Svetog Marka”
  • Serbian: “Crkva Svetog Marka u Veneciji”
  • Serbian: “Базилика Светог Марка”
  • Serbian: “Светог Марка Црква у Венецији”
  • Serbian: “Црква св. Марка у Венецији”
  • Serbian: “Црква светог Марка у Венецији”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Марка у Венецији”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika San Marco”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Marka u Veneciji”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika sv. Marka”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bazilika svetog Marka”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crkva svetog Marka u Veneciji”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätého Marka”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica svetega Marka, Benetke”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica svetega Marka”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Marcos de Venecia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Venecia”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Marcos”
  • Spanish: “San Marcos de Venecia”
  • Swedish: “Basilica di San Marco a Venezia”
  • Swedish: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Swedish: “Markuskyrkan i Venedig”
  • Swedish: “San Marco-kyrkan”
  • Swedish: “San Marco”
  • Tagalog: “Basilika ni San Marcos”
  • Tamil: “புனித மாற்கு பசிலிக்கா”
  • Thai: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Thai: “Saint Mark’s Basilica”
  • Thai: “San Marco di Venezia”
  • Thai: “St Mark’s Basilica”
  • Thai: “St. Mark’s Basilica”
  • Thai: “St. Mark’s”
  • Thai: “บาซิลิกาซานมาร์โค”
  • Thai: “บาซิลิกาเซนต์มาร์ค”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารซันมาร์โก”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารซานมาร์โค”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารเซนต์มาร์ค”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารนักบุญมาระโก”
  • Turkish: “San Marco (Venedik) Basilikası”
  • Turkish: “San Marco Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “базиліка Сан-Марко”
  • Ukrainian: “базиліка Святого Марка”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка Святого Марка”
  • Ukrainian: “собор Святого Марка”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор святого Марка”
  • Venetian: “Bazéłega de San Marco”
  • Venetian: “Bazèłega de San Marco”
  • Vietnamese: “Basilica di San Marco”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Venezia”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ San Marco”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ thánh Marco”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Thánh Mark”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Máccô”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Basilika ni San Marcos”
  • Welsh: “Basilica San Marco”
  • Welsh: “Basilica Sant Marc”
  • Western Frisian: “Basilyk fan San Marco”

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