Entries from Churches in Venice tagged with 'dragons'

Santa Margherita

The mascherone (grotesque face) guarding the bell tower of Santa Maria Formosa isn't the only one in Venice; there are several others including this goofy guy protecting the campanile of the church of Santa Margherita. The church is deconsecrated and...

Archangel Michael and the Dragon

Continuing with the dragon theme, here's a mosaic in Basilica di San Marco. This one has a loop in his tail too but not a double spiral like the dragon-snake....

PhotoHunt: What IS that???

This week's PhotoHunt theme is "What IS that?" What do you think? Continue reading for one theory......