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Poveglia (/ p oʊ ˈ v ɛ l i ə / poh-VEL-ee-ə; Italian: [poˈveʎʎa]) is a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, of northern Italy.A small canal divides the island into two separate parts.
This is a list of buildings and structures in Venice, Italy. A. Ala Napoleonica; Arsenal; Ateneo Veneto; B. Biblioteca Marciana; C. Campanile di San Marco.
After Altinum was abandoned, there was a gradual despoliation of its buildings and cemetery stones for use as building materials in Torcello and other islands in the lagoon and in the future Venice because there was a lack of building materials in the lagoon.
#3 Chapel With Sculptures, France. Located in a small village, this abandoned chapel once belonged to a former seminary. The most beautiful feature of this place is the magnificent sculptures that ...
In 1797, Piombi was abandoned due to a reorganization of prison use. It was replaced as a city prison currently used for drug addicts, located on the island of Giudecca, until 1926. The old prisons inside the Doge's Palace were supplemented by the New Prison, built across the Rio de Palazzo from the palace.
The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old Lazaret"), formerly known as Santa Maria di Nazareth ("Holy Mary of Nazareth"), is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice. Between 1403 and 1630 it housed a hospital which cared for people during the plague epidemics and as a leper colony , giving rise to the English words ...
Art museums and galleries in Italy by city (10 C) Bridges in Italy by city (9 C) Cemeteries in Italy by city (5 C) ... Buildings and structures in Venice (4 C, 36 P)
Buildings and structures in Venice by sestiere (6 C) Buildings and structures in Venice by type (11 C) V. Venetian Arsenal (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Buildings and ...