St Mark&x27;s Square

St Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) is the principal public square of Venice, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice A remark usually attributed (though without proof) to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe."