Fishing in Venetian lagoon. Wikipedia Link.
SANTA MARIA DEI MIRACOLI
Inner dome of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, the beautiful Reinassance "marble church". Wikipedia Link
(photo by Francesco Piraneo)
(photo by Francesco Piraneo)
PALAZZO DUCALE
The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice.
Wikipedia Link
TEATRO LA FENICE
It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe. Since opening and being named La Fenice (The Phoenix), it has burned and been rebuilt twice more. Wikipedia Link
ST. MARK'S CLOCKTOWER
A splendid detail of the clock in St Mark place, dating back to 1499, richly decorated with ultramarine blue and gold leaf. Wikipedia Link
MAP OF VENICE IN THE VATICAN MUSEUMS
A detail of the beautiful fresco of the map of Venice made by Ignazion Danti in 1580, located in the splendid Gallery of Maps, in the Vatican Museums.
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