Horses of Saint Mark
The Horses of Saint Mark, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga or the Horses of the Hippodrome of Constantinople, are a group of ancient bronze statues of four horses that originally formed part of a monument depicting a quadriga — a four-horse chariot used in chariot racing and Roman triumphs.
Tteske, Public domain.- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …is also known as “four gilt horses that stand above the Hippodrome”
- Description: ancient bronze horses at the basilica of San Marco, Venice
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Piazza San Marco
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Doge’s Palace
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St Mark’s Basilica
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Marco and Castello.
Horses of Saint Mark
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Latitude
45.43446° or 45° 26′ 4″ north
Longitude
12.33936° or 12° 20′ 22″ east
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Horses of Saint Mark” goes by many names.
Սուրբ Մարկոսի քառաձիArmenian
Müqəddəs Mark bazilikasındakı at heykəlləriAzerbaijani
San Markoren ZaldiakBasque
Квадрыга Святога МаркаBelarusian
Kezeg Sant MarkBreton
Cavalls de Sant MarcCatalan
圣马尔谷之马Chinese
聖馬爾谷之馬Chinese
Čtyřspřeží od sv. MarkaCzech
koně sv. MarkaCzech
kvadriga sv. MarkaCzech
quadriga marcianaCzech
Paarden van San MarcoDutch
Ĉevaloj de Sankta MarkoEsperanto
Cabalos de San MarcosGalician
Άλογα του Αγίου ΜάρκουGreek
סוסי מרקוס הקדושHebrew
Kuda-kuda Santo MarkusIndonesian
Cavalli di San MarcoItalian
quadriga marcianaItalian
サン・マルコの馬Japanese
산마르코의 말Korean
Коњите на Свети МаркоMacedonian
De bysantinske hesteneNorwegian Bokmål
اسبهای سن مارکوPersian
Rumaki LizypaPolish
Caii Sfântului MarcuRomanian
Венецианская квадригаRussian
Квадрига Святого МаркаRussian
Коњи Светог МаркаSerbian
Konji svetega MarkaSlovenian
Bysantinska hästarnaSwedish
De bysantinska hästarnaSwedish
De venetianska hästarnaSwedish
Den bysantinska hästenSwedish
KonstantinopelhästarnaSwedish
San Marco Bazilikası’ndaki at heykelleriTurkish
Квадрига Святого МаркаUkrainian
Коні Святого МаркаUkrainian
Bộ tứ mã của Thánh MáccôVietnamese
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