Venice - Renaissance (page 2)

markerA Scuola Grande di San Marco The Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in Venice, Italy. It originally was the home to one of the six major sodalities or Scuole Grandi of Venice. It faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city. The edifice was built by the Confraternity of San Marco in 1260 t... Scuola Grande di San Marco - photo
markerB Doge's Palace in Venice The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice, northern Italy. It's easily recognisable for its facades having open arcades in the two lower stories, but also for being covered with white and rose-colored marble and... Doge's Palace in Venice - photo
markerC 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
markerD 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
markerE St Mark's Clocktower The Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio) in Venice is an early renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side. It adjoins the eastern end of the Procuratie Vecchie. It was d... St Mark's Clocktower - photo

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

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