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The present basilica of Torcello, on the outskirts of Venice, was built in 1008 -- after the destruction of an older one -- by Bishop Orso Orseolo. The major mosaic works dates to the 12th and early 13th centuries. Some earlier remains still decorate the church. The style is Byzantine- Venetian. |
The bema with the great Madonna, Blessing Child and Apostles |
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Cosmati floor decoration, 11th century |
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11th-century marble carvings |
Above: the vault of the Chapel of the Holy
Sacrament. To the sides:
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Christ, from the apse of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament: 11th century. |
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