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Monochrome photograph: an aerial view of St Mark’s Square in Venice with a blue and emerald green duotone effect. The bird’s-eye view shows St Mark’s Basilica in the bottom right, the Procuratie Nuove on the left and the Clock Tower in the centre. The square is filled with small human figures, whilst in the background the dense urban fabric of the city stretches out towards the lagoon, beneath a partly cloudy sky.

The legendary origin and foundation of Venice

Venice was legendarily founded on 25 March 421, a date first mentioned in 1267 by Martin da Canal and then by Doge Andrea Dandolo. This legend, associated with the Church of San Giacometo di Rialto, is more of a founding myth than a verifiable…