It was taken from Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, and set into the south-west corner of the basilica (the above-mentioned low tower) at the level of the Piazza San Marco.
Donesena je iz Konstantinopola tijekom Četvrtog križarskog rata 1204. godine, te je postavljena na jugozapadni ugao bazilike (gore spomenuti niski toranj) na razini Piazze San Marco.