1:26:26
He's been nice enough to offer us
a ride. Get in.
1:26:33
- You're being highhanded.
- I'm sure you can find your way home.
1:27:06
The basilica of San Marco was built
between 1063 and 1073.
1:27:10
The five great domes were added
during the 13th century...
1:27:14
...and after the sack of Constantinople
in 1204 by the Venetians.
1:27:19
Byzantine artists were brought in
to transform this basilica...
1:27:21
...into the treasure
we are about to see.
1:27:24
- Yes, ma'am?
- How much did it cost?
1:27:27
That's hard to say, but in today's terms,
several hundred million dollars.
1:27:32
Then you'd think they could
get it cleaned.
1:27:35
Well, I wouldn't know that.
1:27:38
- Please follow me.
- Notice this end is sinking?
1:27:40
- Much more. I wonder why.
- Maybe because that end is rising.
1:27:44
How long are we staying?
1:27:46
And here is good evidence that Venice
continues to sink on its own foundation.
1:27:52
You can see the watermarks
here where the flood of 1966...
1:27:57
...flooded the whole floor
of the basilica...