St. Mark's Square (other)
St. Mark's Square can refer to: * Piazza San Marco, the central square of Venice, Italy * Piazza San Marco, Florence, a square in Florence, Italy * St. Mark's Square, Zagreb, a major square in Zagreb, Croatia * St. Mark's Square in the south of Lincoln, England See also * St. Mark's (other) St. Mark's may refer to: Places of worship * St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy * Saint Mark's Cathedral (other) * St. Mark's Chapel (other) * St. Mark's Church (other) * Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church (disambigua ...

Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco (; vec, Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as ''la Piazza'' ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called ''campi'' ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its southeast corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed (though without proof) to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe". Description The square is dominated at its eastern end by St Mark's Basilica. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the artic ...
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Piazza San Marco, Florence
Piazza San Marco is a city square in Florence, Italy. In the center of the piazza is the Monument to Generale Manfredo Fanti. Buildings around the square * Museo Nazionale di San Marco * Basilica di San Marco (Florence) * Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze * Palazzina della Livia * Bernardo Fallani Piazzas in Florence Odonyms referring to religion {{Italy-stub ...
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Lincoln, England
Lincoln () is a cathedral city, a non-metropolitan district, and the county town of Lincolnshire, England. In the 2021 Census, the Lincoln district had a population of 103,813. The 2011 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including North Hykeham and Waddington, a population of 115,000. Roman '' Lindum Colonia'' developed from an Iron Age settlement on the River Witham. Landmarks include Lincoln Cathedral (English Gothic architecture; for over 200 years the world's tallest building) and the 11th-century Norman Lincoln Castle. The city hosts the University of Lincoln, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln City FC and Lincoln United FC. Lincoln is the largest settlement in Lincolnshire, with the towns of Grimsby second largest and Scunthorpe third. History Earliest history: ''Lincoln'' The earliest origins of Lincoln can be traced to remains of an Iron Age settlement of round wooden dwellings, discovered by archaeologists in 1972, which have been dated to the first ...
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