A night in piazza San Marco

A night in piazza San Marco

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departure: 02/07/2008

return: 02/07/2008

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A night of piazza San Marco.

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• Santa Maria Formosa Church view hide

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  Built in 1492, the church of Santa Maria Formosa is an architectural masterpiece and marks the introduction of the full spatial vision embodied in the Tuscan Renaissance in Venice. The Latin cross plan, made up of three naves, respects the foundations of the 17th century church, built as a result of an appearance of the Virgin in the form of a magnificent matron. It also fits harmoniously with the previous Greek-cross plan, with a hemispherical dome, of the XI century. The result is an articulated space, strongly characterized by the striking centrality of the temple.

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• Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari view hide

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  The Basilica of Santa Maria dei Frari represents - after the Basilica of San Marco - the most remarkable religious complex in the city of Venice and one of the most significant Franciscan foundation in Italy. Built between 1250 and 1338, by the Franciscan Conventual Friars, it was rebuilt in the fourteenth century, perhaps on a draft of friar Scipione Bon, in a more grandious form and in Gothic-Cistercian style, with three naves and seven apsidal chapels. The Basilica, during the centuries, has turned into an incredible treasure chest of works of art of exceptional importance and value, expressing the devotion to Venice from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century.

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• Piazza San Marco view hide

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  One of the most famous and beautiful squares in the world, Piazza San Marco is at the heart of the historic city of Venice, a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. St Mark's Square is called a piazza and not a campo to distinguish it from the other city's squares and to emphasis its singular beauty. The square was paved in herringbone-pattern bricks: this was in fact the original paving style that used to line the streets and squares of Venice. The present-day paving stones date from 1723. Enclosed on three sides by the arcaded buildings of the Procurators, it was once a remarkable showcase for feasts, ceremonies, tournaments and fairs.

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• The Grand Canal view hide

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  The Grand Canal is the main waterway that crosses Venice, dividing it in two. Some of the most beautiful palace, churches and most builiding in the city overlook the Grand Canal, called by the Venetians “Canalazzo”. This outstanding canal, almost 4 km long and 30 by 70 meters wide , forms a reversed S in the heart of the city. It was once the main communication stream between San Marco and the lagoon along with Rialto, and it became, in the XVI century, the place where the Venetian nobility built their lavish homes. The Grand Canal remains today the main artery waterway of Venice. A series of sumptuous Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque palaces, dating from the thirteenth and eighteenth century, overlook this Canal, making a typical gondola ride even more dazzling.

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• The Clock Tower view hide

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  Completed in 1499, the Clock Tower, overlooking St Mark's Square, is of the Renaissance period and is considered to be one of the most incredible accomplishments of mechanical precision. It indicates time, moon phases and the reigning Zodiac sign. The tower was commissioned by the Doge Agostino Barbarigo in 1493 and constructed by Giampaolo Rainieri and his son. Upon its completion, on 1 February 1499, the two master mechanics became its custodians, beginning a tradition, whereby the custodians lived with their families inside the tower itself. It is considered to be the official timekeeper of Venice. It stands over one of the main entrances to Piazza San Marco. The facade contains the three symbols of powers that govern Venice, namely the civic authority, symbolised by the Lion of San Marco, the Christian faith, symbolised by the Three Wise Men paying homage to Jesus and the knowledge of science and mechanics, symbolised by the complex machinery of the clock itself.

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