Venice, Italy: District of Dorsoduro: Santa Maria de la Salute
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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22-May-17
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Dorsoduro , Doge's Palace , Santa Maria de la Salute , Santa Maria della Salute , Saint Mary of Health , Baldassare Longhena , Baroque Churches
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The photos are of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (in English: Basilica of Saint Mary of Health) in the Dorsoduro district of Venice, Italy as seen from the ferry docks near the Doge's Palace in San Marco. 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. Dorsoduro is south and west of San Marco, with canals that link the Giudecca to the Grand Canal. The Santa Maria della Salute is the largest and most important Baroque church in Venice. It was designed by Baldassare Longhena and construction on it began in 1631.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0