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RIALTO BRIDGE (PONTE DI RIALTO)

BUILT: ORIGINALLY WOODEN IN 1181, REBUILT IN STONE BY ANTONIO DA PONTE IN 1591.

DESIGN: A SINGLE-SPAN STONE ARCH WITH SHOPS ON BOTH SIDES.

SIGNIFICANCE: CONNECTS SAN POLO AND SAN MARCO DISTRICTS, OFFERING STUNNING GRAND CANAL VIEWS.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: RIALTO MARKET, SAN GIACOMO DI RIALTO CHURCH, GONDOLA RIDES.

INTERESTING FACT: MICHELANGELO ALSO SUBMITTED A DESIGN, BUT DA PONTE’S WAS CHOSEN.


DOGE’S PALACE (PALAZZO DUCALE)

BUILT: 9TH CENTURY AS A FORTRESS, LATER TRANSFORMED INTO A GOTHIC-STYLE PALACE.

FEATURES: ORNATE MARBLE FACADE, GRAND STAIRCASES, FRESCOED HALLS, AND THE FAMOUS BRIDGE OF SIGHS.

HISTORICAL ROLE: SERVED AS THE RESIDENCE OF THE DOGE, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND A PRISON.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: ST. MARK’S BASILICA, PIAZZA SAN MARCO, THE GRAND CANAL.

INTERESTING FACT: CASANOVA FAMOUSLY ESCAPED FROM ITS PRISON CELLS.


ST. MARK’S SQUARE (PIAZZA SAN MARCO)

BUILT: 9TH CENTURY, LATER EXPANDED AND PAVED IN THE 12TH CENTURY.

KEY ATTRACTIONS: ST. MARK’S BASILICA, ST. MARK’S CAMPANILE, DOGE’S PALACE, CLOCK TOWER.

SIGNIFICANCE: THE POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND SOCIAL CENTER OF VENICE.

INTERESTING FACT: NAPOLEON CALLED IT “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRAWING ROOM IN EUROPE.”

BEST TIME TO VISIT: EARLY MORNING OR EVENING TO AVOID CROWDS.


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