ITALY – VENICE II

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AD MDCCLXXV (1765), Ponte San Polo, Rio di San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Adorned Windows, Calle Amor dei Amici, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Alfresco & Gondolas, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Bell Tower & Cupola, Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

According to tradition, San Giacomo is the oldest church in the city, supposedly consecrated in the year 421. Although documents exist mentioning the area but not the church in 1097, the first document citing the church dates from 1152. It was rebuilt in 1071, prompting the establishment of the Rialto market with bankers and money changers in front of the church. In 1503, it survived a fire which destroyed the rest of the area, and was restored from 1601


Brick & Iron, Sacca della Toletta, Venice, Vento, Italy


Campanile di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Unfortunately, the tower was closed for maintenance so we were unable to enjoy the views from the top.


Campanile, Chiesa di San Polo, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Cisterns, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Commemorative Plaque for Fallen in World Wars I & II, Rio Terà San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Courtyard, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Entrance Gate, Università Ca’ Foscari, Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ca’ Foscari University Venice is an Italian state university founded in 1868 in Venice. It is located at Ca’ Foscari, a Gothic palace overlooking the Grand Canal.


Gondola Dock, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Grand Canal, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Grated Window, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Heavy Duty Gate, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Lamp, Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Metal Wreath, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Mooring Ring & Rope, Riva del Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Mooring Rings, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Mooring Rope, Vaparetto Termional, Fondamente Nove, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Police Presence, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy


Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy


Ponte dell’Accademia, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The original steel structure opened on 20 November 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.

One of only 4 bridges that span the Grand Canal.


Ponte San Tomà, Rio de San Tomà, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Ponte San Trovaso, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Private Bridge, Rio Terà dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Rio di San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Rio San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


San Trovaso, Campo de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The church dates to at least the 1028. The present church was rebuilt by 1584. The church was consecrated in 1637.


Sotoportego del Scaleter, Sotoportego de la Bissa, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Sotoportego Todeschini, Calle del Todeschini, Venice, Veneto, Italy

A “Sotoportego” is a passageway that goes underneath a building & the height typically equals to that of the ground floor.


Staircase, Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Calle dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Staircase, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Stone Lions, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Stone Shrine, Chiesa di San Polo, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


‘Throne’, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Tower, Chiesa San Silvestro, Campo San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Originally, in the 12th century, it was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Grado. After rebuilding, it was reconsecrated in 1422, and in 1485 it merged with the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti. After a partial collapse in 1820, the church was entirely rebuilt from 1837, being reconsecrated in 1850.


Twilight, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Two Atlas Statues topped by Fortuna, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sculpture of two Atlases supporting a gilded globe upon which stands the allegory of Fortuna, that indicates the direction of the wind. Created during the rebuilding of Punta della Dogana up from 1677.


Venetian Taxi, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Water Fountain, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Work Barge, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy