ID: 700001124 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001124	Record Type: Built Work
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Basilica di San Marco (church (building); new building begun by Doge Domenico Contarini, continued by ...; first building completed ca. 8...; Venice (Venezia, Veneto, Italia, Europe, World, Top of the T...)

Note: Located at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, it was originally the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. It is know for its eleaborate gold mosaics. Located in: Venice, Italy Located in: Venice, Italy

Titles:

Basilica di San Marco (preferred,C,U,LC,Italian-P,,,English-P,,N)

Saint Mark’s Basilica (C,U,English,,)

San Marco (C,U,undetermined,,,English,,N)

Basilica of San Marco (C,U,undetermined,,)

San Marco Basilica (C,U,undetermined,,)

Saint-Marc (C,U,undetermined,,)

Markusdom von Venedig (C,U,undetermined,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

church (building) [300007466] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

basílica [300170443]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by form>, <single built works by form: massing or shape>)

religious building [300007391]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: first building completed ca. 830; present structure completed 1093

Creator Display:

new building begun by Doge Domenico Contarini, continued by Doge Domenico Selvo , and concecrated by Doge Vitale Falier [preferred,VP]

Creator: unavailable [,BWR]

patron Contarini, Domenico, Doge of Venice (Venetian doge, died 1070) [500372538]

patron Selvo, Domenico, Doge of Venice (Venetian doge, ruled 1071-1084) [500372539]

patron Falier, Vitale, Doge of Venice (Venetian doge, ruled 1084-1096) [500372540]

unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Venezia [7018159] Venezia province (province), Veneto (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 45°26′04″N 12°20′23″E

Display Materials: wood, gold, marble, and glass

	Greek cross plan [300121980]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, <form attributes for architecture>, building plan attributes)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

	glass (material) [300010797]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

Dimensions: 76.50 m x 62.50; 5 domes

Cultures:

Italian (preferred)

Venetian

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Byzantine (culture and style) [300020669] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Early Christian-Byzantine styles| cultures| periods>)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

religion and mythology

Specific Subjects:

	Mark, Saint [901000495]
	.....((Christian characters, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

Related Works:

	is architectural context for .... Horses of San Marco [700001260] after 1265
	..........sculpture (visual works); unknown Roman, perhaps commissioned by the Emperor Septimus ...; 300 BCE/400 CE, more probably ...; San Marco (Venice, Venezia province, Veneto, Italy)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Basilica di San Marco	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50055395; accessed 19 May 2016
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3785691
Saint Mark’s Basilica	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) San Marco Basilica
	........ Getty Museum, Authority file (2003-)
San Marco	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3785679
Basilica of San Marco	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ Getty Research Institute Research Library Catalog [online] (2005-)
San Marco Basilica	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "San Marco Basilica," accessed 19 M
Saint-Marc	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Markusdom von Venedig	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Subject: ....... [GRISC,JPGM,VP,BWR]

....................... Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

....................... BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3785691

....................... BWR-02 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3785691

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 31510

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U39032

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Basilica di San Marco (2016-)
	..... BWR database (2010-) BWR3785691