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The Doge's Palace (Doge pronounced / d oʊ (d) ʒ /; Italian: Palazzo Ducale; Venetian: Pałaso Dogal) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice. It was built in 1340 ...
Gothic arches adorn the Doge's Palace, Venice. Mostly 14th century. Venetian Gothic is the particular form of Italian Gothic architecture typical of Venice, originating in local building requirements, with some influence from Byzantine architecture, and some from Islamic architecture, reflecting Venice's trading network. Very unusually for ...
The facade of the Doge's Palace overlooking St. Mark's Basin, in a mid-19th century photo by Carlo Ponti. The history of the Doge's palace in Venice begins in medieval times and continues with numerous extensions, renovations and demolitions aimed at adapting the building to the new needs of the city and in particular to the need to give a seat to the governing bodies that, increasing in ...
The Loggetta is a small, richly decorated building at the base of the bell tower in Saint Mark's Square, Venice, Italy.Built by Jacopo Sansovino between 1538 and 1546, [1] it served at various times as a gathering place for nobles and for meetings of the procurators of Saint Mark, the officials of the Venetian Republic who were responsible principally for the administration of the treasury of ...
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 Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy.The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace.
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The Doge's Palace was much rebuilt after fires, but mostly behind the Gothic facades. The Venetian elite had a collective belief in the importance of architecture in bolstering confidence in the Republic, and a Senate resolution in 1535 noted that it was "the most beautiful and illustrious city which at present exists in the world". [5]