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August 2024 (4 photos)
Punta della Dogana is an art museum housed in Venice’s former customs building, the Dogana da Mar. The name also refers to the triangular point where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, home to the church of Santa Maria della Salute, the Patriarchal Seminary, and the customs house at its tip.Passing boat at sunrise, with Punta della Dogana on the background
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on its namesake island in Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610. Its white marble façade stands out across the lagoon from St. Mark’s Square, creating a striking focal point along the Riva degli Schiavoni.San Giorgio Maggiore church at sunrise
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on its namesake island in Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610. Its white marble façade stands out across the lagoon from St. Mark’s Square, creating a striking focal point along the Riva degli Schiavoni.Passing boat at sunrise, with San Giorgio Maggiore church in the background
The gondola is a traditional flat-bottomed Venetian boat, designed for the shallow waters of the lagoon. Rowed by a gondolier with a single oar, it is built asymmetrically for efficient movement. Once the main transport in Venice, gondolas today are used mostly for tourism and short ferry crossings over the Grand Canal.Gondolas at sunrise
August 2008 (4 photos)
Sightseeing of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Venice, capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, mazelike alleys and small squares. San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the same name in Venice, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.Sightseeing of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
Sightseeing in Venice. Venice, capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, mazelike alleys and small squares.Sightseeing in Venice
Sightseeing of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. Venice, capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, mazelike alleys and small squares. San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the same name in Venice, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.Sightseeing of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
Sightseeing in Venice. Venice, capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Its stone palaces seemingly rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal snakes through the city, which is filled with innumerable narrow, mazelike alleys and small squares.Sightseeing in Venice
