Venice (San Polo District, St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace with Prison)

Venice (in Italian: Venezia) is a city in northeastern Italy that is built on a group of 126 islands separated by open water and canals, linked through 472 bridges. The historical island city is home to only 51K people, but a very popular tourist destination with about 60K tourists per day. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its beauty, architecture, and artwork. The photos in this collection were taken by Dr. Beth M. Sheppard in 2017. Subject matter includes general views of some of the canals, the San Palo district, St. Mark’s Basilica, and the Doge’s Palace with the prisons. Metadata cataloging was contributed by Shelley Rogers and Noah Dietsch, intern, assisted with collection processing.