St. Mark's is the home of four bronze horses made in the 4th century B.C. They're very well-traveled horses: Nero brought them to Rome, Constantine hauled them to Constantinople/Istanbul, crusaders stole them for Venice, and Napoleon commandeered them for Paris. When Napoleon fell, they were returned "home" to Venice. (Maybe the Venetians were the only ones who'd kept the receipt?)

The originals are now stored indoors, but the balcony on St. Mark's hosts these proud copies.

The building behind the horse is the Clock Tower, which Jen loved for both the view and the fact that it had an elevator.