Name: A treasure heap of gold or a vast warty bug? The story of St Marks Basilica
Start: 2024-11-11T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-11T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Birmingham & Midland Institute

Anne Amison was a guide in St Mark’s Basilica. Her talk will share some of the insights gained from learning about this magnificent building
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A treasure heap of gold or a vast warty bug? The story of St Mark’s Basilica, Venice

Anne Amison was a volunteer guide in St Mark’s Basilica for a number of years. Her talk will share some of the insights gained from learning about this magnificent building, and explore the eastern influences on its architecture, the glorious mosaics, its impact on choral music. A chance to discover how figures as diverse as two rather dodgy Venetian merchants, Napoleon, John Ruskin and William Morris have all left their mark on this glorious jewel-box filled with gold.