Venice, Italy: District of San Marco: Marciana National Library and Bell Tower

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-01T18:00:24Z
dc.date.available2024-11-01T18:00:24Z
dc.date.issued22-May-17
dc.descriptionA photo of the bell tower and, on the left, 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. In the San Marco district, the square is the city's main gathering place for tourists and contains the city's most famous buildings, such as St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. The bell tower, also known as the Campanile di San Marco, is 323 feet tall and stands in the southeast corner of the square. 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 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.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_4302.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2960
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.subjectPiazza of San Marco
dc.subjectBell Tower of San Marco
dc.subjectCampanile di San Marco
dc.subjectCampaniles
dc.subjectBell Towers
dc.subjectMarciana National Library
dc.subjectBiblioteca Nazionale Marciana
dc.subjectBiblioteca Marciana
dc.subjectSan Marco Library
dc.subjectNational Libraries
dc.titleVenice, Italy: District of San Marco: Marciana National Library and Bell Tower
dc.typeImage

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