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title: Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello
author: Riccardo Speziari
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11410/church-of-santa-maria-assunta-torcello/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello

_Authored by Riccardo Speziari_

## Image File

[![Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11410.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11410.jpeg)

## Image Caption

The facade of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). The basilica was established in 639 CE and is the oldest building in the Venetian lagoon. Most of the standing building is from the 11th century CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Speziari, R. (2019, October 27). Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11410/church-of-santa-maria-assunta-torcello/>
### Chicago
Speziari, Riccardo. "Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11410/church-of-santa-maria-assunta-torcello/>.
### MLA
Speziari, Riccardo. "Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11410/church-of-santa-maria-assunta-torcello/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torcello_Basilica_di_S._Maria_Assunta.JPG) by [**Riccardo Speziari**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torcello_Basilica_di_S._Maria_Assunta.JPG). Submitted by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/ "User Page: Wanda Marcussen"), published on 27 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.