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The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.[5]
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
The west face of the Campanile seen from the Piazza (during Carnival in Feb.1998)
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.Wikipedia
Italy/Venice (WOW amazing.San Marco Square) Part 81/84
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Piazza San Marco, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them.
A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven).
Description of the Piazza
The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.[5]
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
The west face of the Campanile seen from the Piazza (during Carnival in Feb.1998)
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.Wikipedia
Italy/Venice Part 82/84
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Piazza San Marco, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them.
A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven).
Description of the Piazza
The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.[5]
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
The west face of the Campanile seen from the Piazza (during Carnival in Feb.1998)
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.Wikipedia
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Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza).
The Square is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.
The west facade of St Mark's basilica
The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled;[four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassarre Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffè Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.
Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
The west face of the Campanile seen from the Piazza (during Carnival in Feb.1998)
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid-16th century but partly built (1582–86) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassarre Longhena about 1640.Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène de Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.
Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta del Sansovino, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting.
Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505. The Venetian flag of St Mark used to fly from them in the time of the republic of Venice and now shares them with the Italian flag.
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From Wikipedia
Piazza San Marco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa sam ˈmarko]; Venetian: Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza (the Square). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (little Piazza/Square) is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly
Description of the Piazza[edit]
Plan of the Piazza & Piazzetta.
Piazza San Marco
The Square[2] is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.
The west facade of St Mark's basilica
The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled;[3] four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.[4]
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta San Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial centre. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassarre Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.[5]
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffè Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.
Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid-16th century but partly built (1582–86) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassarre Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène de Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.
Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta del Sansovino, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doge's Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting.
Venice, Italy Walking Tour Part 1 of 6
This walk was filmed on December 16th, 2018. The walk begins at the train station and continues through the Santa Croce and San Polo sestieri and then crosses the Rialto Bridge into into the San Marco sestiere.
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39:55 - Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
40:33 - View of the Grand Canal from the Campo Erberia
42:50 - Church of San Giacomo di Rialto
43:36 - RIALTO BRIDGE
51:17 - Fondaco Dei Tedeschi
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WALKING AROUND PIAZZA SAN MARCO - VENICE, ITALY
Description of the Piazza
Plan of the Piazza & Piazzetta.
Piazza San Marco
The Square[2] is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right.
The west facade of St Mark's basilica
The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled;[3] four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.[4]
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassarre Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.[5]
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffè Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza.
Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
The west face of the Campanile seen from the Piazza (during Carnival in Feb.1998)
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid-16th century but partly built (1582–86) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassarre Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène de Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta.
Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta del Sansovino, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting.
Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505. The Venetian flag of St Mark used to fly from them in the time of the republic of Venice and now shares them with the Italian flag.
Venezia - Museo Correr - Venice - Correr Museum
Venezia - Il Museo Correr propone diversi percorsi, appassionanti itinerari alla scoperta dell'Arte e della Storia di Venezia:
- il primo si snoda lungo l'Ala Napoleonica, ottocentesca sede di re e imperatori, nelle sontuose Sale Neoclassiche che ospitano una notevole collezione di opere del massimo scultore dell'epoca, Antonio Canova (1757-1822)
- poi si passa alle Procuratie Nuove, ideate dall'architetto Vincenzo Scamozzi (1552-1616), in cui risiedevano le maggiori magistrature della Serenissima. Qui, nelle ampie sale sono illustrati diversi aspetti della Civiltà Veneziana, dalla vita quotidiana a quella delle istituzioni, dalle imprese marinare alle feste cittadine;
- vi è inoltre inoltre l'esposizione delle collezioni d'arte antica, che trovano poi ampio spazio al secondo piano, dove è ospitata la splendida quadreria che raccoglie importanti capolavori dell'arte veneta dalle origini al Cinquecento.
Benvenuti a VENEZIA ♥ Welcome to VENICE ♥
Elegant, inimitable, exciting and romantic, precious: this is Venice, the gem on any tour of Italy where churches, palazzi, ancient bridges, monuments and piazzas confirm its artistic and cultural vitality. All has testified to and continues to testify to the long history of the city.
Elegante, preziosa, inimitabile, divertente, romantica: così è Venezia, gemma del panorama turistico veneto ed italiano, dove chiese, palazzi, antichi ponti, monumenti e piazze raccontano la vivacità artistica e culturale che ha segnato e segna ancora la storia di questa città.
Cuore pulsante di Venezia è la splendida Piazza San Marco, il salotto più elegante d’Europa, circondata da opere di indiscutibile valore: l’imponente Campanile e la Basilica con i suoi cinque portali e i decori di marmi e mosaici che anticipano lo sfarzo e la ricchezza degli interni; il Palazzo Ducale , simbolo dei tempi d’oro della Serenissima; la Torre dei Mori, più nota come Torre dell’Orologio, per il capolavoro di ingegneria che da secoli segna il tempo di Venezia; l’Ala napoleonica, dove ha sede il Museo Correr. Poco distante da piazza San Marco si trova Campo Santo Stefano, con l’omonima chiesa.
I “campi” di Venezia sono delle piazze storiche, spesso abbellite al centro da monumenti di pregio e dominate da imponenti e splendidi edifici religiosi, da cui prendono il nome. Le vie, invece, qui si chiamano calli (il singolare è “calle”) che si snodano tra due file continue di edifici. I veneziani dicono che il modo migliore per conoscere la loro meravigliosa città è quello di imboccare una calle e di camminare con il naso all’insù, osservando tutto quello che si presenterà davanti… Senza guida, senza cartina e senza paura di perdersi, perché, come per incanto, si arriverà comunque sempre… a piazza San Marco!
Da Piazza San Marco, attraversando il famoso Ponte dei Sospiri, da dove si gode una meravigliosa veduta sulla laguna, si arriva nel sestiere Castello, ricco di capolavori architettonici e artistici, dove si incontra la chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli, quella di San Zaccaria e la chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora, considerata da molti una delle più belle della città. Continuando la passeggiata fra le calli, da non perdere una visita all’Arsenale , per secoli il più grande del mondo, costruito nel XII secolo e poi ampliato grazie al grande sviluppo politico-commerciale di Venezia, oggi sede della Biennale d'arte e di architettura.
La Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica si tiene, invece, nello storico Palazzo del Cinema, al Lido.
Da piazza San Marco è visibile l’isola di San Giorgio Maggiore e l’alto campanile che si innalza dal monumentale complesso, capolavoro di grandi architetti, tra cui il celebre Andrea Palladio. Un vero museo a cielo aperto che si può vedere solcando le acque del Canal Grande, la “strada” principale della città, che inizia a Punta della Dogana, l’antico porto della Serenissima, con la sua caratteristica forma triangolare. Quattro sono i ponti che attraversano il canale: il ponte dell'Accademia, il ponte di Rialto (il più antico e il più famoso), il ponte degli Scalzi e il ponte della Costituzione.
Venice’s beating heart is Piazza San Marco, Europe’s most elegant living room, which is surrounded by works of indisputable mastery and prestige: the imposing Campanile Bell Tower, and the Basilica with its five portals and decorations in marble and mosaics hinting at the pomp and extravagance of the interior; the Palazzo Ducale, symbol of the various golden temples of La Serenissima (The Most Serene Republic of Venice)); the Moors’ Tower, famously known as the Clock Tower, given the highly-evolved engineering that for centuries has marked the time for Venice; and the Ala Napoleonica housing the Museo Correr.
Several historic cafes yield onto the piazza. Not to be overlooked is the marvelous Caffè Florian: opened in 1720, it is the oldest cafe in Italy. The elegant interiors are remarkable for their use of stucco, their paintings and mirrors. And among the illustrious clientele that sat at Florian’s tables throughout the centuries, Giacomo Casanova, Lord Byron, Ugo Foscolo and Gabriele d’Annunzio must be mentioned.
Not far from Piazza San Marco lies Campo Santo Stefano and the same-named church.
Venice’s campi are historic piazzas, often embellished with central monuments of significance, and dominated by splendid religious buildings, from which the campi often take their name. The streets, rather, are called calli (Italian singular, calle), typical of Venice’s plan in which on both sides of the street, one passes uninterrupted stretches of a single building.
St Mark's Square, Carnival of Venice 2012, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven). The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris. The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions. To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza. Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum). Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta. Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting. Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505.
Venedig, zum Markusplatz, dem Zentrum - Venice to the Markus
Accademia bridge, Campo Santo Stefano, Teatro La Fenice, Basilica di San Marco and Palace of the doges were our aims.
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Von der Accademia-Bruecke gehen wir zum Campo Santo Stefano. Die Sonne scheint und sofort sitzen die Venezianer an den Tischen vor den Restaurants.
Auf dem Weg zum Markusplatz kommen wir durch schmale Gassen, vorbei an Geschaeften mit venezianischen Karnevals-Masken.
Unvermutet stehen wir vor dem Teatro La Fenice, dem beruehmten Opernhaus, das 1996 abgebrannt war.
Vom La Fenice ist es nicht mehr weit zur Piazza San Marco. Durch die Ala Napoleonica, ein Gebaeude, das Napoleon zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts errichten liess, um die Piazza nach Westen hin abzuschliessen, gelangen wir auf den Marcusplatz.
Der Ala Napoleonica gegenueber steht die Basilica di San Marco, die in der Amtszeit des Dogen Domenico Contarini begonnen wurde. Im Laufe vieler Jahrhunderte veraenderte sie ihr Erscheinungsbild erheblich. So stehen wir heute vor einem maechtigen Gebaeude mit fuenf Eingangsboegen, die von gewaltigen Saeulen getragen werden. In den Boegen befinden sich Mosaiken aus dem 13. Jahrhundert, die Szenen aus dem alten Testament zeigen.
Rechts neben der Basilica befindet sich der gotische Prachtzugang zum Dogenpalast, die Porta della Carta. In der Mitte kniet der Doge Francesco Foscari vor dem Markusloewen mit dem geoeffneten Buch.
Durch das Portal faellt der Blick auf die Scala dei Giganti, die Treppe der Giganten. Auf dieser fanden die Kroenungszeremonien der Dogen statt.
Im Innern des Palastes begeben wir uns zum Abschluss noch durch die Seufzerbruecke in die Neuen Gefaengnisse. Unser Blick faellt durch ein kunstvoll gestaltetes Fenster nach draussen auf die Lagune. Von aussen kann man uns jedoch auf Grund der Form der Verzierungen nicht erkennen.
St Mark's Square, Carnival of Venice 2012, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven). The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris. The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions. To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza. Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum). Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta. Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting. Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505.
St Mark's Square, Carnival of Venice 2012, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven). The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris. The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions. To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza. Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum). Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta. Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting. Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505.
Places to see in ( Venice - Italy ) St Mark's Square
Places to see in ( Venice - Italy ) St Mark's Square
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. All other urban spaces in the city are called campi. The Piazzetta (little Piazza/Square) is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed (though without proof) to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe.
St Mark's Square is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris.
The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta San Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.
Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial centre. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassarre Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions.
To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above.
Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum).
Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid-16th century but partly built (1582–86) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassarre Longhena about 1640. Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène de Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr.
Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta del Sansovino, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doge's Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting.
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Fountain of Wine, St Mark's Square, Carnival of Venice 2012, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven). The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris. The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions. To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza. Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum). Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta. Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting. Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505.
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco è il cuore di Venezia, la meta prediletta e immancabile d’ogni turista, per il complesso unico ed inimitabile dei monumenti che vi si affacciano. Nel Medioevo era costituita da un piccolo spazio, ampliato solo dopo l’interramento del canale Datario. In seguito, su progetto soprattutto del Sansovino, l’area fu arricchita con gli edifici delle Procuratie, del campanile, della Torre dell’Orologio, della Libreria Sansoviniana e della Zecca. Nel Settecento fu modificata la pavimentazione della piazza: nell’ottocento fu edificata l’Ala Napoleonica e si provvide a spianare i Granai di Terranova e ad abbattere la Chiesa di San Geminiano. Ora la piazza offre al visitatore un’immagine armoniosa e composita, formata da stili diversi ma che si compenetrano e completano a vicenda.
La piazza ha forma trapezoidale, è lunga circa 175 m. e larga circa 80. Sul perimetro di quest’ampio spazio si ergono edifici di grande valore architettonico: la Basilica di San Marco, il Palazzo Ducale, la Loggetta e la Torre dell'Orologio La delimitano ad est la Basilica di San Marco, a nord il palazzo delle Procuratie Vecchie (ricostruite nel ‘500), a sud quello delle Procuratie Nuove (costruite a fine ‘500), ad ovest il palazzo napoleonico che unisce le due Procuratie. Sotto i portici delle due Procuratie si trovano alcuni caffè storici di Venezia, attivi fin dal Settecento.
Ciò che rende davvero unica questa Piazza è soprattutto l'apertura verso la laguna nell'angolo a sud-est, delimitato da un lato dall'alto Campanile e dall'altro dallo splendido loggiato del Palazzo Ducale. Nel vasto spazio aperto circondato dai palazzi storici passano turisti di tutto il mondo. Qui si tengono anche le manifestazioni del Carnevale, uno dei più importanti del mondo: vi si possono ammirare le maschere più belle e ricche, in uno scintillio di colori che fa rivivere i fasti dell'epoca d'oro di Venezia tra XVI e XVIII secolo.
St Mark's Square, Carnival of Venice 2012, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as the Piazza (la Piazza). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them. A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco the drawing room of Europe (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven). The Piazza is dominated at its eastern end by the great church of St Mark. It is described here by a perambulation starting from the west front of the church (facing the length of the Piazza) and proceeding to the right. The church is described in the article St Mark's Basilica, but there are aspects of it which are so much a part of the Piazza that they must be mentioned here, including the whole of the west facade with its great arches and marble decoration, the Romanesque carvings round the central doorway and, above all, the four horses which preside over the whole piazza and are such potent symbols of the pride and power of Venice that the Genoese in 1379 said that there could be no peace between the two cities until these horses had been bridled; four hundred years later, Napoleon, after he had conquered Venice, had them taken down and shipped to Paris. The Piazzetta dei Leoncini is an open space on the north side of the church named after the two marble lions (presented by Doge Alvise Mocenigo in 1722), but now officially called the Piazzetta Giovanni XXIII. The neo-classic building on the east side adjoining the Basilica is the Palazzo Patriarcale, the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. Beyond that is the Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), completed in 1499, above a high archway where the street known as the Merceria (a main thoroughfare of the city) leads through shopping streets to the Rialto, the commercial and financial center. To the right of the clock-tower is the closed church of San Basso, designed by Baldassare Longhena (1675), sometimes open for exhibitions. To the left is the long arcade along the north side of the Piazza, the buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Vecchie, the old procuracies, formerly the homes and offices of the Procurators of St. Mark, high officers of state in the days of the republic of Venice. They were built in the early 16th century. The arcade is lined with shops and restaurants at ground level, with offices above. The restaurants include the famous Caffe Quadri, which was patronized by the Austrians when Venice was ruled by Austria in the 19th century, while the Venetians preferred Florian's on the other side of the Piazza. Turning left at the end, the arcade continues along the west end of the Piazza, which was rebuilt by Napoleon about 1810 and is known as the Ala Napoleonica (Napoleonic Wing). It holds, behind the shops, a ceremonial staircase which was to have led to a royal palace but now forms the entrance to the Museo Correr (Correr Museum). Turning left again, the arcade continues down the south side of the Piazza. The buildings on this side are known as the Procuratie Nuove (new procuracies), which were designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid 16th century but partly built (1582-6) after his death by Vincenzo Scamozzi apparently with alterations required by the Procurators and finally completed by Baldassare Longhena about 1640.[6] Again, the ground floor has shops and also the Caffè Florian, a famous cafe opened in 1720 by Floriano Francesconi, which was patronised by the Venetians when the hated Austrians were at Quadri's. The upper floors were intended by Napoleon to be a palace for his stepson Eugène Beauharnais, his viceroy in Venice, and now houses the Museo Correr. At the far end the Procuratie meet the north end of Sansovino's Libreria (mid-16th century), whose main front faces the Piazzetta and is described there. The arcade continues round the corner into the Piazzetta. Opposite to this, standing free in the Piazza, is the Campanile of St Mark's church (1156/73 last restored in 1514), rebuilt in 1912 ' com'era, dov'era ' (as it was, where it was) after the collapse of the former campanile on 14 July 1902. Adjacent to the Campanile, facing towards the church, is the elegant small building known as the Loggetta, built by Sansovino in 1537-46, and used as a lobby by patricians waiting to go into a meeting of the Great Council in the Doges Palace and by guards when the Great Council was sitting. Across the Piazza in front of the church are three large mast-like flagpoles with bronze bases decorated in high relief by Alessandro Leopardi in 1505.
Venezia - Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni -- Սուրբ Ղազար կղզի -- Island of San Lazzaro
Venezia - San Lazzaro degli Armeni (in armeno Սուրբ Ղազար կղզի ) è una piccola isola nella laguna di Venezia, di 7 000 m², che si trova vicina alla costa ovest del Lido ed è completamente occupata da un monastero, casa madre dell'ordine dei Mekhitaristi. L'isola è uno dei primi centri del mondo di cultura armena.L'isola, prima di diventare degli Armeni fu:
nel IX secolo, sede dei benedettini di Sant'Ilario;
nel XII secolo, casa dei lebbrosi;
nel '500, alloggio per malati e poveri;
nel '600, dimora per domenicani espulsi da Creta;
nel '700, dopo un periodo di totale abbandono, accolse una confraternita di padri Armeni, fuggiti dalla propria terra in seguito all'invasione turca.
L'isolotto, trovandosi ad una certa distanza dalle isole principali che formano il centro storico di Venezia, era nella posizione ideale per lo stazionamento in quarantena e fu perciò usato dal XII secolo come lebbrosario (lazzaretto), ricevendo il relativo nome da San Lazzaro mendicante, patrono dei lebbrosi.
Nel 1716 Mechitar andò a visitare l'isola di San Lazzaro. Abbandonata nel XVI secolo, il 26 agosto 1717 fu data dalla Repubblica di Venezia a un gruppo di monaci armeni in fuga da Modone. L'8 settembre dello stesso anno, Mechitar e i suoi monaci presero possesso dell'isola, dove presto cominciarono a restaurarne la chiesa. L'obiettivo di Mechitar, oltre che restaurare i vecchi edifici, era anche quello di costruirne di nuovi e recuperare i terreni circostanti per trasformarli in un accurato giardino.
Nel 1740 terminarono i lavori e i monaci poterono darsi allo studio ed educare i nuovi discepoli. L'isola si trasformò in un centro di cultura e scienza, destinato a mantenere in vita la lingua, la letteratura, le tradizioni e i costumi del popolo armeno.
Nel 1789 venne aggiunto un nuovo padiglione, in cui sorse la prima piccola tipografia; così i monaci non dovettero più ricorrere alle tipografie veneziane e poterono diffondere autonomamente la lingua e la cultura armena, con una macchina da stampa che produsse lavori in 38 lingue e dieci alfabeti.
Dopo che, tra il 1823-25, venne costruita una nuova tipografia, Mechitar fece allestire una biblioteca. A San Lazzaro degli Armeni sono conservati circa 170.000 volumi, di cui 4.500 sono manoscritti, e molti altri manufatti arabi, indiani ed egiziani, tra cui la mummia di Nehmeket.
La comunità e i suoi edifici furono risparmiati durante l'invasione napoleonica; sebbene, infatti, l'imperatore avesse dato ordine di abbattere tutti i monasteri di Venezia, il 17 agosto del 1810, con provvedimento firmato e consegnato ai Padri alla vigilia della festa della Natività di Maria, decretò di preservare la comunità dei monaci armeni, in quanto il monastero venne considerato a tutti gli effetti una accademia di scienze e pertanto poteva godere della protezione dell'Imperatore. Dopo la caduta di Napoleone, nel 1814 Francesco I, imperatore austro-ungarico, constatate le dimensioni ridotte del territorio rispetto alla crescente attività della comunità, decide di cedere un pezzo della Laguna a Mechitar per ampliare i possedimenti armeni, che raggiungono così una superficie di 15 000 m². Un'altra fase di espansione si avrà a metà del Novecento, quando l'Abate Serafino decide di ampliare l'isola, che raggiungerà così gli attuali 30 000 m².
L'isola ha, inoltre, una lunga tradizione di ospitalità agli eruditi e agli allievi armeni e non, fra i quali anche Lord Byron che vi studiò l'armeno lì nel 1816.
Il monastero è aperto alle visite una volta al giorno, ogni giorno alle 15:25 senza bisogno di prenotazione. Per gruppi organizzati invece ci sono altri orari, bisogna accordarsi chiamando il Monastero.
Venise - Le palais des Doges, la basilique et la place Saint Marc - Italie
La place Saint-Marc (du nom de l'évangéliste, protecteur chrétien de Venise, saint Marc) se situe au bord du Grand Canal et constitue le cœur de la ville de Venise. On y trouve la basilique Saint-Marc, le campanile de Saint-Marc et le palais des Doges.
Cette place, la seule à mériter ce titre (piazza) à Venise, toutes les autres s'appelant campo, forme un quadrilatère irrégulier bordé d'arcades et de monuments remarquables (notamment les Procuraties). Ses arcades abritent des cafés et des boutiques de tourisme dont le célèbre Caffè Florian de 1720 avec son orchestre symphonique en terrasse.
Au sud, les Procuratie Nuove (it) comprenant le musée archéologique de Venise, et la Bibliothèque Marciana (ou Libreria Vecchia)
À l'est, la basilique Saint-Marc, le palais des Doges et le campanile de Saint-Marc
À l'ouest, opposée à la basilique, l'aile napoléonienne (Ala napoleonica) qui ferme le fond de la place en reliant les « Procuratie vecchie » et « nuove ».
La Basilique Cathédrale Saint-Marc (en italien : Basilica Cattedrale di San Marco), à Venise, est la plus importante basilique de Venise. Construite en 828, reconstruite après l'incendie qui ravagea le palais ducal en 976, elle est, depuis 1807, la cathédrale du patriarche de Venise. Elle est située sur la place Saint-Marc, dans le quartier de San Marco qui lui doivent leur nom.
La première église dédiée à saint Marc fut fondée en 828 par Giustiniano Participazio, onzième Doge de Venise, et bâtie dans les années 829 à 832, sur l'emplacement de la chapelle privée du palais des Doges, dans le but de recevoir les reliques de saint Marc l'évangéliste rapportés par des marchands vénitiens de Bucoles, petit port proche d'Alexandrie, où il avait souffert le martyre.
À la suite de la révolte des Vénitiens contre le doge Pietro IV Candiano qui mirent le feu aux maisons situées à côté du palais des Doges pour le forcer à fuir, cette première église fut détruite par l'incendie en 976, en même temps que le palais des Doges, l'église Saint-Théodore, premier saint patron de Venise et deux cents maisons alentour. La même année, le doge Pietro Orseolo entreprend de la reconstruire. D'après les textes de l'époque il restait encore la moitié de l'église Saint-Marc. On a donc commencé par réparer l'église.Des vestiges de ces deux églises détruites en 976 peuvent encore se voir dans la basilique.*
Au XVIe siècle, Stefano Magno a écrit : « Comme l'on avait des fonds à disposition on proposa de les dépenser pour faire cette église ou pour faire une guerre ; il fut décidé de faire l'église ». Ce texte indique qu'il est décidé de faire « une construction ingénieuse du type de celle construite en l'honneur des douze apôtres de Constantinople ». En 1060 ou 1063, le doge Domenico Contarini décide de reconstruire la basilique en englobant l'église Saint-Théodore et en faisant de l'ancienne chapelle Saint-Marc la crypte de la nouvelle église permettant d'y conserver le sacellum de saint Marc. Les architectes de la nouvelle église viennent de Constantinople pour bâtir « un superbe temple singulier et rare » d'après Bernardo Giustinian[1]. L'église est consacrée en 1094 après plusieurs interruptions des travaux. La nouvelle église a été construite à l'emplacement de l'église Saint-Théodore et de la chapelle Saint-Marc en reprenant un plan en croix grecque s'inspirant de l'église des Saints-Apôtres de Byzance (détruite par les Turcs en 1469).
Les ossements de saint Marc furent « miraculeusement redécouverts » le 25 juin 1094. Ce jour fut déclaré jour de fête, nommé « Inventio Sancti Marci ».
Venice - New year's Eve 2020 Wenecja Sylwester 2019/20
Basilica di San Marco,Piazza San Marco, Piazzetta San Marco,
Palazzo Ducale, Ponte dei Sospiri,Torre dell'Orologio,
Procuratie Vecchie,Procuratie Nuove, Ala Napoleonica,
Ponte di Rialto, Canal Grande, Campanile di San Marco,