The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26

NM I. 5wf,sn III band plays, the gay 60,
Questionable Venetian world ttirns out in
ffuiii foroo. rho place Ia throtged with
8thonsnnds, spfns G III ttihg In the on zen -alr
5festauMants, eating Ices OF various sorts,
OF slipping theft coffee and 4 chatting With
about, listening to tho fine music. while
!. TIC band plays tnertily on. This IL the
fullest expression Of the outdoor social
life Of Venice. ID 5.s%
N ,The buildings d round 81. Marks T'iazxa
gnro extremely int erestirg, both for their
history and their architecture. his inne
group 81 blildnga Includes te "a the
palace and tho a library rhey arc 30 los
Gated 6ns to form d Interchangeable court,
On three sides OF which extends ID h ara
cade. tlai,ked WITH iii enticing array Of
chops full 81 beautiful things. ut " "A! "
"A. distinctive feature Of st. Marks
Piazza Is tho lfnultltude OF doves which
live there sin the Silooks md corners Of
the Cathedral and flock around <4 all
hours Of the day 81 1t Is related tina t, acc
cord lng to tln Old custom, doves orr pig N
cons we're sent out from the yestibnle OF
st.F Marks on Palm Sunday and nestled
In tho hooks and crnnnlcs OF tho $blnld- q
ings insthis sdiare, ta KIM up thelr per-
&inanent nbod there. Germany years the the
doves were n fed at 81 he public exp ersa.8
sfrcquenters Of the 'insza NJ Sis
D. vary co,,sp cuolis III the T'Iazzn or Str
Mark 8 nre B the Z graceful y flag poles iii
front Of the h Cathedral. They number
three Iii all. o. 4 ng- IN RS rest n richly
decorated bronze edestals made by Leo
pnrd and placed here N l5oS. Originally
waved here sbutSnow,th the banners Of the
Kingdom OF italy are here flung 70 the
breeze III front gof rand old st. Marks: !.
Cathedral and Palace 4 FRI
The Cathedral 81 Of 4 st. Marks " ID, Of
course, II the most imposing structure In
this unique cluster Of ulldingB, 81 The
church was * nan San Marco. iterG the
tiitelary Saint on 5y enlce, whose Il bones
IRE rept1ted IL to Z have been brought here
from a exandria s. Ia JS29 The 9 tructure:
SItself Is d grand Ehasi lica In the Roman
csquc style, dating from a the Yea 4 ii s3o.3
m the middle 3 & tho eleventh. century.
|saftergn dest riictive fire, the building was
roconstructeda after the model Of the;
Byzantine Church OF the Apostles, at Con-
stantinople sSs & s I. d. H, ssIs
lThe diIce sSyyes X lavishly decora ted X IN
side and out, and tho facnd de was renod n N
eled, with Gothic add ltions, the q q
teonth century, grea tlys enhancing It's gen
oral effect. The church, IS In the form Of
a a q reeli5 cross. II ard over the center, as
Vel as over the ends Of ach arm Of
{ thc cross, 81 rise ii Ave massive Byzantine
.domes, superbIy gllded. The foremost
arm, is SURROUND eds by a ivesti bule, which
us covered with several smaller don1es#
Ont the right as, you enter the church = ~
tho Baptistery. There Is a gallery ex y
tending around the upper part OF the
church, b ana Il from this YOU may study
infinitely the elaborate mosaic decorations ,1A'
81! the ceiling and riches. The mosaics
of ST. Mark are celebrated far and vide
IN The mosaic decorations Of this ca the
8dra, Inside and out. yer an area /, q q
the Oriental in It's lay ishness and ma gnlft-
Ecenc G. The edlficc 10 adorned with Ave
hundred marble columns, brought +, for tn e3
most part NJ from the Orient. There { are