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The Ponte Rialto is one of the most famous bridges in the world, and the oldest of 4 bridges in Venice that cross the Grand Canal. For those of you who don't know, Venice is a lagoon city. It is basically a collection of 117 flat islands connected by water canals. The islands are manmade structures. Wooden … Continue reading Venezia | A Bridge as Famous as the City
I told you I would talk about St. Mark's Clocktower! The Torre dell'Orologio is the clock tower that sits to the east of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. It was constructed after a lot of its neighbors in the piazza, between 1496 to 1499. The first two years were for the tower, which displaced a … Continue reading Venezia | This Astrological Clock is More Than Meets the Eye
So we've talked about the Campanile and the Basilica. But there's one thing that we haven't discussed that literally ties it all together. La Piazza. The Piazza San Marco, or the Square of Saint Mark, is the most important spot in all of Venice. It is referred to as the political and religious center of the city. The piazza is … Continue reading Venezia | The Long History of Venice’s Most Iconic Square
The Basilica di San Marco (Saint Mark's Basilica) was originally ordered to be constructed in 828 when Venetian merchants allegedly stole relics of Mark the Evangelist and brought them to Venice. After the Doge (commonly translated to Duke) ordered the construction and it was completed, the church became a personal chapel to the Doge. It was probably … Continue reading Venezia | The Church of Gold
This week, we go through the history of Campanile di San Marco in the Piazza di San Marco in Venezia, Italy.
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