Rome, Italy - May 27, 2018: Main nave and apse of St. Marc Evangelist Basilica, San Marco Evangelista al Campidoglio at Venice Square Piazza Venezia in historic center of Rome
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Basilica di San Marco

Ancient Rome


Now incorporated into Palazzo Venezia, the early-4th-century Basilica di San Marco stands over the house where St Mark the Evangelist is said to have stayed while in Rome. Its main attraction is the golden 9th-century apse mosaic showing Christ flanked by several saints and Pope Gregory IV.

Transportation

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