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Venice, the City of Canals |
Also known as the Floating City. |
Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore |
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The train station on the right. |
Main canal right outside the train station. |
Scalzi Bridge |
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117 islands and 177 canals. |
Also 409 bridges. |
Lots of arches. |
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Private dock |
Alley |
Rialto Bridge |
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Main canal |
Ventian alley |
The private gondola, for 150+ euros. |
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The public transport gondola, for 1 euro. |
Modern art skull |
Basilica of St Mary of Health |
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Not sure what the red and white posts mean. |
View of Piazza San Marco from across the canal. |
Venetian traffic jam. |
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Raw egg on a pizza. |
Not sure who this is. |
Parking lot |
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Walking towards Piazza San Marco. |
Saint Mark's Basilica |
The official name is Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark. |
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There was a huge line to get in to St. Mark's. |
Piazza San Marco |
Western face of the cathedral. |
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Digital clock tower. |
"At least the bird survived." "Who cares, it's a rat with wings!" |
Dome is 141 feet high. |
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Cathedral interior. Lots of gold. |
Looking out over Piazza San Marco. |
Mosaic on the cathedral exterior. |
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Looking out towards the canal, with the Doge's Palace on the left. |
The Doge's Palace |
Bronze replicas of the Greek Horses, statues that were stolen during the sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade and brought back to Venice. |
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Piazza San Marco, with St. Mark's Campanile (bell tower) on the right. |
Known as a famous example of Byzantine architecture. |
The Greek Horses in front of a stained glass window. |
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Probably St. George killing the dragon. |
Ponte dei Sospiri (aka Bridge of Sighs) |
The really expensive gondola. |
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More gondolas. |
Cruising down the main canal. |
Gondolas on the main canal. |
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Venice alley |
Madonna dell'Orto |
Bridge crossing |
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Wandering side streets. |
Main canal near sunset. |
San Geremia |
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Venice at night. |
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