San Marco’s Square – Venice, Italy

San Marco’s Square – Venice, Italy

San Marco’s Square is the heart of Venice. Every year visited by millions of tourists, it contains the most famous buildings of the city: the Basilica of San Marco (straight in the center of the picture), the Doge’s Palace (right of the Basilica behind the tower), the Campanile (the big bell tower), the Old and New Procuratie (now shopping areas on the left and right sides of the picture) and the Biblioteca Marciana (in front of Doge’s Palace, only one corner visible in the picture). Throughout the centuries the piazza has been the religious, political and social heart of the city and consequently, the theater of all its great events: the return from a naval victory, the arrival of a king or ambassador from afar, a religious ceremony, Carnival. Even now Piazza San Marco is often the theater of great events.

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