Venice, Italy: District of San Marco: Piazza of San Marco
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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22-May-17
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Piazza of San Marco , Procuratie Nuove , New Procuracies , Procuratie Nuovissime , Newest Procuracies , San Marco Museums , Correr Museum , Archaeological Museum , City Squares , Tourists
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series, which are of the Piazza of San Marco, 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 district of San Marco's defensive location on the large firm islet, with commanding views of the Basin of San Marco and its route to the sea and also the entrance to the Grand Canal, made it a natural choice for the fortified palace of the doge (chief magistrate). 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 photos show part of the three connected buildings which flank the square: the Procuratie Nuove (on the left) and the Procuratie Nuovissime (right, with triangular tower behind it). The Correr Museum and the Archaeological Museum are located in the square at the opposite site of the basilica (in the building with the triangular tower behind it).
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0