St Mark's Basilica

St. Mark’s Basilica, also known as Chiesa d’Oro meaning Church of Gold or Golden Church, was made for St. Mark the Evangelist. It was dedicated to St. Mark who is the patron saint of notaries, Venice, and barristers. St. Mark is the author of the Second Gospel and witnessed the preaching of our Lord in Palestine as well as his Passion. In many paintings and stained glass, he is often depicted as writing or holding his Gospel in his hand. Sometimes he is shown as a bishop on a throne or as a man helping

saying. “Huh?” Romeo looked cluelessly back at Benvolio. “ What are you thinking about? Were you listening to what I was saying at all? Anyways, your father had asked us to come to Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore later and take care some of small business down there,” Benvolio patiently repeated what he said. “ Basilica di San Zeno Maggiore, huh? Maybe... I can find her there,” a light smile appeared on Romeo’s as he recalled back the wistful memory of the girl. As if he had found a will to live

Summer is ending and the leaves are kicking in, the weather is at the peak of perfection and you can still enjoy a nice scoop of gelato ice cream without freezing from Suso; because who doesn't love frozen treats? The only issue is where in the world is Suso located?! Let's just say you can probably drop a good $500 on a one way trip to Venice, not just to enjoy a nice scoop of gelato but to bask in the ambiance that is an eons worth of history, art, and culture. When you think of Italy, probably

two pieces of art that I have chosen to compare are The Luxor Temple located in Luxor, Egypt and Saint Peter’s Basilica located within Vatican City of Rome, Italy. The ancient design has fostered some of its styles and characteristics into future generations, and also upheld the mysteries of phenomenal architecture over the centuries. I believe the Luxor Temple and Saint Peter’s Basilica are good pieces for comparison. The details and the architectural features between both of these great Arts show

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The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a great example of symmetry because the first half of the building corresponds perfectly with the other half of the building. Also, with the building reflecting off the water, you can see the beautiful mirror symmetry that is displayed. The pointed arches within a rectangular frame dominate the exterior facade of the main building. In the Taj Mahal, the graves of the Emperor and his wife lie in the center of an octagonal room. The drainage holes in some of the stones

artists such as Donato Bramante and Michelangelo, St. Peter's is the most famous building of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world. It has been described as "the greatest of all churches . St Peter’s Basilica is the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's Apostles and also the first Pope of Catholic religion. Saint Peter's tomb is directly underneath the high altar of the Basilica. Numerous Popes have been interred at St. Peter's since the Early Christian period, and

Cathedral is a central Catholic church. Differences between cathedrals and churches are that cathedrals are the seat of the bishop and a centre of worship and mission. (The Association of English Cathedrals) Because it 's a central of Catholic churches, all the Catholic churches around a cathedral receives order and worship services from it. Cathedrals are known for central position in Catholic, but what we have to focus is beauty of their art of structures and art of symbolism. There are many Catholic

and mathematics have been used in developing St. Peter’s Basilica and the Pantheon through sectors and right triangle trigonometry. St. Peter’s Basilica is a late Renaissance church located in Vatican City built at the place of crucifixion of St. Peter the Emperor Constantine at request of pope St. Slyvester I. It was originally built from 315 A.D. – 349 A.D. but, rebuilt from 1451 A.D. – 1625 A.D. with the dome being designed by Michelangelo. For St. Peter’s Basilica’s dome to remain structurally

La vita di Michelangelo Michelangelo, one of the greatest artist of all time, he is a man whose the word virtuoso is imprinted in his name itself. Michelangelo began his artistic career being apprenticed to a great master of the arts. His master, who taught him the art techniques, was Domenico Girlandaio. After watching the talented young apprentice, Girlandaio sent him to the city of Florence, to learn from Lorenzo de 'Medici. School of Lorenzo de Medici, Michelangelo remained for two years (1490-1492)