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The Ca’ d’oro was built in the first half of the ’400 by Marino Contarini, and’ a symbol of Venice, with the architecture typical of the late-gothic of the lodges open on the Grand Canal. The baron Giorgio Franchetti, who had bought and restored at the end of the ‘ ...

If you imagine landing in Venice from the sea, as did those who came inland by ship, the first thing you see rising out of the water is the unmistakable shape of the Doge’s Palace – the city’s most famous building. The Palace is the most representative symbol of Venice’s ...

The mightiest of Venetian monuments, the one that really shows the greatness of Venice is undoubtedly the Basilica of San Marco. It was built over several centuries, frequently transformed and enriched with precious treasures, often from the Far East. Its architecture, a mixture of Byzantine, Roman and Venetian, is the ...

The Basilica of San Marco overlooks one of the most beautiful squares in the world, a real marble salon, the city center for centuries. Next to both the Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, all the most important religious and civil ceremonies have always been held there and now the Piazza ...