He is at his most instructive and entertaining in the period that roughly coincides with the construction of Saint Peter's basilica, which "took 120 years and lasted for the lifetime of 20 popes".

他的书最有启发性和娱乐性的地方是在和建造圣彼得大教堂大致重叠的时期。圣彼得大教堂的建造“花了120年的时间，历经20位教皇”。

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One of the districts, SAN Marco, is home to many of Venice's main attractions, including St.Mark's basilica.

行政区之一的圣马可是许多威尼斯主要旅游景的中心，包括圣马可大教堂。

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"Sitting in the very heart of Venice, Piazza San Marco is arguably the loveliest public space in the world -a huge open square fronted by the magnificent St. Mark's Basilica," Hughes says.

休斯说：“位于威尼斯心脏地带的圣马可广场，无疑是这世界最为可爱的公共空间——一个面朝宏伟的圣马可教堂的巨大的露天广场。”

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Some 1,500 people attended the two-hour ceremony under the soaring white dome of the basilica, as rain poured down outside.

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And here, this is from the steps of Montmartre, the basilica--more about that some other time, when I'm in a real frenzy of contempt for the destruction of the Parisian skyline.

这是蒙马特区的台阶,那个大教堂,改天再讲讲这点,我真的强烈鄙视这玩意儿,因为它破坏了巴黎的天空轮廓线

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(SONG) By mid-day the vast square in front of St.Peter's Basilica was packed with people.

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