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Ca’ d’Oro
The delicate Gothic tracery
of the façade makes this a striking
landmark. Its art collection (see
p98) includes Bernini’s model
for a fountain (c.1648).

Locator Map
See Venice Street Finder maps
1, 2, 3

Palazzo Vendramin Calergi
This is one of the finest early
Renaissance palaces in Venice.
The German composer Richard
Wagner (left) died here in 1883.

The Pescheria has been
the site of a busy fish
market for six centuries.
Palazzo Sagredo
Graceful Veneto-Byzantine and
San Marcuola Gothic arches are both featured
on the waterfront façade.

San Stae Palazzo Michiel dalle
Colonne takes its name from
its distinctive colonnade.
The Rialto Bridge
(see p101) spans the
canal in the commercial
heart of the city.

Ca’ d’Oro
San Stae
The façade of this Baroque
church is richly adorned
with statues. It regularly Rialto Mercato
hosts exhibitions.

Ca’ Pesaro
The huge, stately Baroque palace
today houses a gallery of modern
art and the Oriental Museum.

Rialto

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