Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello

Southern Europe · Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, Italy
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The oldest church of the Venetian lagoon, standing near-alone on a quiet island. Its apse and west wall glow with Byzantine gold mosaics, including a towering Last Judgement.

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