 |
|
Venice Attraction
|
|
The Grand Canal (Canalazzo) |
Venice's main waterway splits the city in half with
sestieri in equal parts to the west and east of it. It
is the hub around which much activity in Venice is
concentrated and is encircled with elegant facades of
the palazzi, which testify.
|
|
St Mark's Square |
St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) has always been the
nucleus of Venice. The first citadel and church were
erected on its stony foundations, the Palazzo Ducale and
the Basilica di San Marco respectively.
|
|
Rialto |
The Rialto has long been the commercial core of Venice
and is famed as the place where the first bridge over
the Grand Canal was built. The original wooden bridge
collapsed under the strain of the crowds gathered here
to admire a wedding.
|
|
Basilica dei Frari |
This great Gothic Franciscan church was constructed in
the 14th century and is primarily known as the burial
place of Titian and the Venetian sculptor, Antonio
Canova. Titian’s tomb in the south aisle watches over
large marble pyramid created for Canova.
|
|
School of St Roch (Scuola di San Rocco) |
A Scuola in Venice was a mixture of guild and religious
fraternity where members paid annual fees to support
fellow members and to decorate the school's premises.
The School of St Roch is known for the canvasses of
Jacopo Tintoretto that adorn its interior.
|
|
Academia |
The Gallerie dell'Academia houses one of Europe's finest
art collections. Its display follows the progression of
Venetian art from the 14th to 18th centuries. Notable
works in the gallery include Paolo Veneziano's
Coronation of Mary, Carpaccio's Crucifixion and
Apotheosis.
|
|
Peggy Guggenheim Collection |
The Guggenheim collection is housed in the former
Palazzo of the wealthy American heiress and has become
one of the most illustrious collections of Modern Art in
Italy. It spans the artistic movements of Cubism,
European Abstraction and Surrealism with notable works
by Brancusi.
|
|
Bell Tower (Campanile di San Marco) |
Originally built in the 9th century, this 318-foot
(97-metre) bell tower is the highest structure in Venice
and offers visitors breathtaking views of the cupolas of
St. Mark's, the lagoon, its neighbouring islands and the
red rooftops and church domes of Venice.
|
|
Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio) |
Entering the Piazza San Marco, the clock tower is one of
the first things to be seen, towering above the
Procuratie Vecchie (the ancient administration buildings
for the republic). Built in 1496, the clock mechanism of
that same period still keeps perfect time.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
