St Mark's Campanile is one of the most recognizable symbols of Venice. It is initially built in 9th-century, which was used as a watch tower or lighthouse for the dock. The current tower was reconstructed in its present form in 1912 after the collapse of 1902. The tower is 98.6 meters (323 ft) tall, and stands alone in a corner of St Mark's Square, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, 12 meters (39 ft) wide on each side and 50 meters (160 ft) tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the St Mark's Square "the drawing room of Europe". It is one of the few great urban spaces in Europe where human voices prevail over the sounds of motorized traffic. The Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, is the symbol of Venice. Venetian tradition states that when St. Mark was traveling through Europe, he arrived at a lagoon in Venice, where an angel appeared to him and said "Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum." (May Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist. Here your body will rest.) This tradition was used as justification by Rustico da Torcello and Bon da Malamocco in 828 for stealing the remains of St. Mark from his grave in Alexandria, and moving them to Venice, where they were eventually interred in the Basilica of St. Mark. #stmarkscampanile #tower #italy #venice #thelionofstmark #3dpuzzle #hobby https://www.instagram.com/p/CJn-i7-sFy_/?igshid=6c2umtg3ify9