▁the ▁bishop ' s ▁seat ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁however , ▁so ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁re built ▁between ▁ 1 2 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 2 9 7 . ▁This ▁c athedral ▁was ▁demol ished ▁for ▁military ▁tact ical ▁reasons ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁dispos s essed ▁bishop ▁and ▁chapter ▁received ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁occup ying ▁troops ▁to ▁elev ate ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Mark ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁c athedral . ▁This ▁church ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Domin icans . ▁The ▁French ▁troops ▁had ▁comm ande ered ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁for ▁qu arters . ▁The ▁church ▁had ▁however ▁to ▁be ▁re built : ▁this ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Ne o - class ical ▁c athedral , ▁named ▁after ▁both ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁and ▁Saint ▁Mark , ▁opened ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁rest oration ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁actually ▁consec r ated ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁these ▁further ▁works . ▁The ▁interior ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁extens ively