We got in line on Thursday to go to into St. Mark's Basilica. We only had to wait 20 or so minutes. We pretty much explored every nook and cranny of the church. It's pretty amazing. We lit candles to pray for the health of our friends and family at the alter of the Madonna di Nicopeia. It is a Byzantine icon looted from Constantinople in 1204. It's one of the most revered images in Venice. We saw the original Horses of St. Mark (the ones you can see on the Basilica are copies) inside the rooftop museum and walked around the roof of the Basilica. They are the oldest items in the church and have been dated anywhere from 4 B.C. to A.D. 3.
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