The center point of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, is The Dome of the Ascension, featuring one of the many gold-ground mosaics covering the cathedral's domes, vaults and upper walls. The mosaics have been retouched or remade for over eight hundred years to maintain their shimmering Byzantine styles. In the center, Christ ascends with four angels and is surrounded by standing figures of the Virgin, two angels, and the Twelve Apostles.

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