Saturday, May 06, 2006

St. Mark's Square

















St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, is about 1,000 years old. Its unique art, architecture and history make it a perpetually popular tourist stop. Along the front of the church are several rows of closely-spaced multi-colored marble columns. The colors seem random--sort of a "Let's demonstrate how many colors of marble there are" kind of approach.

When the guide books talk about "St. Mark's Square" they're talking about the huge piazza in front of the cathedral. But this is my St. Mark's Square, a strong, classic red-purple cross formed from the top of one of the marble columns.

The basilica, a mixture of Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance and Moorish design, stands historically exactly halfway between today and the time of Jesus, and therefore serves as an important connector to the cross that began the Christian faith.

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