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Piazza San Marco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjattsa san ˈmarko]; Venetian: Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square").
The St Mark's Square with the Royal Palace of Venice behind the Campanile The Royal Palace of Venice on the right The Royal Palace of Venice on the left Map of the St Mark's Square, the Royal Palace is located in buildings d (Marciana Library), f (Procuratie Nuove), and g (Procuratie Nuovissime) A view from above of the St Mark's Square with the Royal Palace on the left View of the Procuratie ...
The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (Italian: Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco), commonly known as St Mark's Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco; Venetian: Baxéłega de San Marco), is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello.
After the designation of St Mark's Basilica as the cathedral of Venice (1807), the Marangona and Renghiera, together with the Campanon da Candia and other bells from former churches, were recast by Domenico Canciani Dalla Venezia into two larger bronze bells between 1808 and 1809, but these were melted with the Meza-terza, Trottiera, and Nona ...
The original library building is located in Saint Mark's Square, Venice's former governmental centre, with its long façade facing the Doge's Palace. Constructed between 1537 and 1588, it is considered the masterpiece of the architect Jacopo Sansovino and a key work in Venetian Renaissance architecture .
Piazzetta dei Leoncini is a city square in Venice, Italy. [1] The square is located on the north side of the St Mark's Basilica , near the Palazzo Patriarcale and San Basso . [ 2 ] The square is known for its lion statuary in marble of Cottanello, made by the sculptor Giovanni Bonazza in 1722. [ 3 ]
St Mark's Clock is housed in the Clock Tower on the Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square) in Venice, Italy, adjoining the Procuratie Vecchie. The first clock housed in the tower was built and installed by Gian Paolo and Gian Carlo Rainieri, father and son, between 1496 and 1499, and was one of a number of large public astronomical clocks ...
St. Mark's Square can refer to: Piazza San Marco, the central square of Venice, Italy; Piazza San Marco, Florence, a square in Florence, Italy; St. Mark's Square, Zagreb, a major square in Zagreb, Croatia; St. Mark's Square in the south of Lincoln, England