The remains of St Mark are kept here and were smuggled out of Constantinople by being covered by pork to avoid being searched by customs officials, those Venetians must really have wanted those bones...
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San Marco, Venice, 31/01/2008
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San Marco, Venice, 30/01/2008
Apparently Michaelangelo was one of the entrants in the competition to design a bridge to link San Marco with San Polo and Santa Croce, the guy who won did an ok job I guess...
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San Marco, Venice, 30/01/2008
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San Marco, Venice, 31/01/2008
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