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o . Basilica
di San Marco
This 13th-century
façade mosaic shows
the body of St Mark being
carried into the basilica.
Locator Map
See Venice Street Finder map 7

The Bridge of Sighs
(1600) was built as a
passageway between
the Palazzo Ducale and
the prison. It reputedly
CALLE LARGA SAN MARCO the sighs of prisoners
took its name from
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p . Palazzo Ducale
Once home to Venice’s rulers,
and to the offices of State,
the Doges’ Palace is a triumph
of Gothic architecture.
s The Campanile
MOLO SAN MARCO The present Campanile
replaced one that
San Marco collapsed in 1902.
Giardinetti
0 metres 75
0 yards 75
The vaulting of the
stairway in the magnificent
Libreria Sansoviniana
The Zecca, designed by Sansovino (1588) is decorated with
and started in 1537, was the city mint frescoes and gilded stucco.
until 1870, and gave its name to The national library of
the zecchino or Venetian ducat. St Mark is housed here.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–5 and pp580–84

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