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ITALY IV |
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Piazza San Marco is the symbol of lovely Venice. It was described by Napoleon as "the finest drawing room in Europe". Definitely, he was not lying! The Basilica di San Marco, built in the Byzantine style in the 11th century and richly decorated with magnificent mosaics and other embellishments over the next five centuries, is just in the Piazza, one of the main tourist points of Venice.
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Piazza San Marco - Venice/Italy - March/1997 |
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The space in front of St. Mark's square could reach the length of 175 meters. The area in front of the Basilica and the Doge's Palace has been transformed during the centuries thanks to the construction of the Procuraties, of the Tower of the Clock, of the Sansoviniana Library. In the eighteenth century some radical changes took place like the paving (work of Tirali), while in the nineteenth century the church of S. Geminiano is definitely pulled down for making room for the construction of the Napoleonic Wing; the Granarys of Terranova set in front of the basin were also pulled down to make room for the gardens. The resulte of all these operations is a complex environment, articulated in different spaces, volumes and styles that are in close relationship among them and that are merged with big mastery, so that the accord results harmonic and without false notes, plunged in the particular atmosphere of this town of water. |
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Going there, one must feed the pigeons that fly all the time throughout the Piazza . |
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Piazza San Marco - Venice/Italy - March/1997 |
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see our trip to Turkey |
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Piazza San Marco - Venice/Italy - March/1997 |
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