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2 torre dell’orologio
The Madonna on the clock san polo and
santa croce
tower is greeted each
Epiphany and Ascension by
clockwork figures of the Magi. san marco
piazzetta dei Leoncini
was named after the pair
of porphyry lions which Locator Map
stand in the square. see street Finder, map 7

3 . Basilica san Marco
The remarkable Basilica of St Mark
is a glorious reflection of the city’s
Byzantine connection.
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4 . doge’s palace
Once the Republic’s seat of power and
home to its rulers, the Doge’s Palace,
beside the Basilica, is a triumph of
Gothic architecture.

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7 columns of san Marco 1 . campanile
and san teodoro Today’s tower replaced the one
The columns marked the that collapsed in 1902. The top
main entrance to Venice provides spectacular views
when the city could be of the city.
San Marco
Giardinetti reached only by sea.
6 Museo archeologico
the zecca, designed by The museum sculptures had
Sansovino, was the city mint 5 Libreria sansoviniana a marked influence on Venetian
until 1870, and gave its name The ornate vaulting of the Renaissance artists.
to the zecchino or Venetian magnificent library stairway is
ducat. It houses the decorated with frescoes and
Biblioteca Marciana. gilded stucco.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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