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inscription on San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice

San Giacomo di Rialto is believed to be the oldest church in Venice, Italy (as it was first consecrated in AD 421). It is in in sestiere San Polo.

 

This inscription dates from about 1090, when it was placed there as part of improvements ordered by Doge Domenico Selvo.

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Uploaded on October 16, 2012
Taken on September 29, 2003