Venice, Italy: District of San Marco: Marciana National Library
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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22-May-17
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , Marciana National Library , Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana , Biblioteca Marciana , San Marco Library , National Libraries
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A photo of the Marciana National Library (in Italian: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana), located in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. 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 basilica is dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist and contains his relics. The church is sited on the eastern end of the Piazza of San Marco, the former center of the Republic of Venice, and is attached to the Doge's Palace. The building was consecrated in 1094 but altered over the next five centuries to its present appearance combining Eastern cupolas with Gothic tabernacles. This photo was taken with one's back to the basilica, near the corner with the porphyry sculpture. The Marciana National Library is one of the largest libraries in Italy and the most important one in Venice. Its initial donation dates back to 1468 and today it contains over 1M works. The architect was Jacopo Sansovino and the construction occurred in 1537-1588.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0