La basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore.

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The fruit of the undisputed genius of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio, who brought a distinct Romanesque imprint to the design of this church. This place of worship carries with it an atmosphere of majesty and grandeur, and the same air is breathed by those who approach the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore from the sea. A magical, timeless place.

The ancient church, built of wood in the 9th century, was dedicated to San Giorgio Maggiore; the term "major" was used to distinguish it from the church of the same name on the island of San Giorgio in Alga.In 1566, at the behest of Doge Gerolamo Priuli, the redefinition of this place was initiated by the renowned Venetian architect Andrea Palladio, who also oversaw the refectory of the adjoining Benedictine monastery. The result was a completely different, larger and architecturally reformed building.He was given precise and rigid indications so that the church was structured according to the

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