Venice, Domes of St. Mark’s

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This favorite photograph was taken from the top of the 324 feet high Campanile with its exceptional views of Piazza cafe patrons being entertained by music groups, and the arcaded buildings with hundreds of columns that surround Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square). This very special view is down onto the five-domed rooftop of St. Mark’s Basilica, built in the 1000s. This photo seems to confirm what we have read — each of the domes appear to be a slightly different size.
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A different time of day, a different photo

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Another view of St. Mark's.

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In Périgueux, France, the St. Front Cathedral was built in the 1100s (a hundred years later than St. Mark’s), with five domes, just like St. Mark’s, but without all the gold, tile, and artwork at Venice. The St. Front Cathedral was refurbished, 700 years later, by Abadie, the architect who designed the Sacré-Coeur in Paris.