Venice, Italy: San Marco: Doge's Palace: Courtyard

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-20T16:32:37Z
dc.date.available2024-11-20T16:32:37Z
dc.date.issuedMay 22, 2017
dc.descriptionThe photo shows the courtyard of the Doge's Palace (in Italian: Palazzo Ducale), which is located in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. Venice (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 landmark of St. Mark's Square is the basilica 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 Doge (chief magistrate) of Venice was the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice when this palace was built in 1340. Opposite the entrance to the courtyard is the doge's chapel, which was the boundary between the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. The chapel's marble facade with a clock dates from reconstruction work in 1615. The octagonal area in the pavement of the courtyard's foreground is a capped well. The triangular structure on the far right is a sideways view of the Giants' Staircase (Scala dei Giganti).
dc.identifier.otherSAM_4360.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/3194
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectVenice
dc.subjectVenezia
dc.subjectSan Marco
dc.subjectDoge's Palace
dc.subjectPalazzo Ducale
dc.subjectCourtyards
dc.subjectSt. Mark's Basilica
dc.subjectDoge's Chapel
dc.subjectGiants' Staircase
dc.subjectScala dei Giganti
dc.subjectStaircase of the Giants
dc.subjectStaircases
dc.titleVenice, Italy: San Marco: Doge's Palace: Courtyard
dc.typeImage

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