City / area map of Venice
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The Basilica itself suffered a lot from plunders. During the seizure of Venice, Napoleon stole the jewelry, which used to decorate the icons of the Golden altar (Pala d'Oro), the main altar of the church. Nevertheless, nowadays this composition of lots of small icons is in good condition. Napoleon also stole the fronton quadriga, but in 1815 it was returned to Venice....
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