Venice - Baroque

markerA Ca' Rezzonico Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Today it is a public museum dedicated to 18th century Venice and one of the 11 venues managed by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. Ca' Rezzonico stands on the right bank of the canal, at the point where it is joined by the Rio di... Ca' Rezzonico - photo
markerB Punta della Dogana The Punta della Dogana (roughly meaning: customs point; also Punta della Salute or Punta da Màr) is a thin triangular area in Venice dividing the Grand Canal from the Giudecca Canal and overlooking the San Marco Basin. The area is home to three important architectural complexes: the Basilica of Sant... Punta della Dogana - photo
markerC Ca' Pesaro The Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. Originally designed by Baldassarre Longhena in mid-17th century, the construction was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710. As at his Ca' Rezzonico, a double order of colossal columns and colonnettes flanking arc... Ca' Pesaro - photo
markerD Bridge of Sighs The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, northern Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antoni Con... Bridge of Sighs - photo
markerE The Basilica of St Mary of Health The Basilica of St Mary of Health (Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It stands on a narrow finger of land between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di... The Basilica of St Mary of Health - photo
markerF Grand Canal in Venice The Grand Canal (Canal Grande) is a canal in Venice, Italy, which forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. At one end the canal leads into the lagoon near Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin: in between it makes a large S-shape through the ce... Grand Canal in Venice - photo
markerG Palazzo Grassi Palazzo Grassi (also known as the Palazzo Grassi-Stucky) is an edifice in the Venetian Classical style located on the Grand Canal of Venice, northern Italy. It was founded by the Grassi family and designed by Giorgio Massari, and the building was completed between 1748 and 1772. The latecomer among... Palazzo Grassi - photo
markerH Procuratie The Procuratie (literally, "procuracies") are three connected buildings on St Mark's Square in Venice. They are historic buildings over arcades, the last of them, Ala Napoleonica, completed under Napoleon 's occupation to finish off the square. The oldest of the buildings is the Procuratie Vecchie ... Procuratie - photo

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Name Venice
Region Veneto (20)
Country Italy (IT)
Population 270,660 inhabitants

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21.08.2013 - 22.08.2013

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