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St Mark's Basilica

church in Venice, Italy

6 dated entries naming St Mark's Basilica, drawn from 6 separate years between 300 CE and 1254 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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3rd century

  • 300The Tetrarchs are probably made in Egypt. After 330 they are moved to Constantinople and in 1204 they are installed at the corner of the facade of the St Mark's Basilica, Venice (approximate date).source

9th century

  • 829Giustiniano Participazio, doge of Venice, dies after a 2-year reign, and is succeeded by his younger brother Giovanni Participazio. He continues the work of Giustiniano, in construction of St. Mark's Basilica.source
  • 832The second St. Mark's Basilica in Venice (replacing an older church at a different location) is built, and becomes one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture.source

11th century

  • 1063Doge Domenico I orders the construction of the present building of St Mark's Basilica at Venice (approximate date).source
  • 1094October 8 – Doge Vitale Faliero consecrates the new Basilica of San Marco in Venice.source

13th century

  • 1254Doge Reniero Zeno sends the Horses of Saint Mark, looted from Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade, to Venice, where they are installed on the terrace of the façade of St. Mark's Basilica.source

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