Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Piazza San Marco

This piazza has been around since the 9th century and extended to its current size in the 11th century and paved in the 12th century. It is the social, religious and cultural centre of Venice. 

Two granite columns of St Theodore and The Lion of Venice



The only piazza in Venice as all other squares are called campi



Basilica di San Marco
 


Palazzo Ducale



This new Campanile replaced the old one that has collapsed in 1902


We were here in June 2004







The Bridge of Sighs


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