Stories of St. Mark Square. Symbol, pride and mirror of the Republic
You may recall that in a previous post, we dealt with the routes through which many ancient marbles reached Venice. In reality, coloured marble has travelled extensively from the classical period untill today, greatly appreciated for its beauty, symbolic meaning,
Stories of St. Mark Square
An elephant for Venice Did you know that an elephant, complete with tusks and trunk, makes a fine show of itself in St. Mark Square? It has been there since August 15th, 1505, when the bronze banner holders, artwork by Alessandro