Sunlight streaming through the dome of St. Mark's Basilica, in the heart of Venice. Nearly a thousand years old (constructed over the period from 1084-1092), the Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (officially known in Italian as the Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. For its opulent design, gold ground mosaics, and its status as a symbol of Venetian wealth and power, from the 11th century on the building has been known by the nickname Chiesa d'Oro (Church of gold).
The warm light of the late autumn afternoon sun falls on the towers and battlements of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, a royal palace complex in the heart of Córdoba, in southern Spain.
The river Arno lights up with the incomparable reflections of Florence's medieval Ponte Vecchio. This is one of my very favorite spots in the city. A two-second exposure with my 20mm f/1.7 lens on the OM-D E-M5.
