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Mosaic
Venice is full of old mosaics. Although some are not as old as the others ... -
Palazzo Ducale
Palazzo Ducale, built in 1340 (and extended later). -
Basilica di San Marco
Another detail from the Basilica's facade. -
Detail on Palazzo Ducale
Palazzo Ducale: a detail on one of the columns (the same column as the Judgment of Solomon). -
Palazzo Ducale
Unfortunately, the palace was closed. Not enough tourists? -
Porta della Carta
Built in 1438–43, probably by Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon. Doge Francisco Foscari is kneeling before the Lion. -
Piazzetta di San Marco
The Piazzetta between the Doge's Palace and Jacopo Sansovino's Biblioteca with the two columns with Saint Theodore and the winged lion. -
Palazzo Ducale
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Ponte dei Sospiri
Prisoners were taken through this bridge to the prison. -
Piazza San Marco
Piazza in the times of Covid, wonderfully empty. -
Basilica di San Marco
From the 11th century, inspired by Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. -
Scuola Grande di San Marco
Originally one of the Scuole Grandi of Venice, now the city's hospital. Finished around 1500 by Pietro Lombardo. -
Scuola Grande di San Marco
A trompe-l'oeil archway detail on the facade. -
Scuola Grande di San Marco
More great optical illusions on the facade. -
Ponte dei Sospiri
The view from this bridge was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. Even the window bars are made of stone. -
Ponte dei Sospiri
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's Palace with the New Prison. -
Procuratie Vecchie
The facade is made of Istrian limestone. -
Procuratie Vecchie
Built in the beginning of the 16th century. -
Ponte di Rialto
The oldest of the main four bridges in Venice. Finished in 1591. -
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Tomb of Jacopo e Lorenzo Tiepolo, two doges, who dies in 1249 and 1275, respectively. -
Ca d'oro
Ca d'oro or the Golden house. One of the best examples of Venetian Gothic architecture. It used to be gilded, therefore its name.