Clock Tower
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Correr Museum
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Palazzo Duccale
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San Marco Basilica
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Piazza San Marco (St Mark square) has been the main square in Venice since the 12th century. It is surrounded by some many exceptional monuments: the Palazzo…
Middle: doge's palace, dominated by the campanile.
Left: San Marco basilica.
Right: campanile.
Bottom: the lines on the square marked stalls placement, when the square was used as a market (middle ages and…
Right: campanile.
Bottom: the lines on the square marked stalls placement, when the square was used as a market (middle ages and…
Doge's palace on the left.
The campanile is the bell tower of San Marco basilica, built 1514, rebuilt 1912 after it collapsed in 1902, 99 m tall. The lion is Venice's symbol.
Left: San Marco basilica, right: doge's palace.
Column with a lion. The lion is the symbol of St Mark, who in turn is the saint protecting the city.
Doge's palace in the foreground, San Marco basilica in the background.
Doge's palace and entrance to the grand canal. The piazetta is the part of St Mark square in front of the palace.
San Marco Basilica on the left and the piazetta (middle-left).
From the basilica.
Marble lion, 1722.
