La Chiesa di San Giovanni Elemosinario.

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It's hard to spot this church: it is half-hidden by the stalls that populate and colour the Rialto market area.
Enter this place and enjoy the magnificence of the works of art by Il Pordenone and Il Tiziano, it seems the two had a competition and competed in a contest of skill. What do you think was the best result?

The church was built in 1525-28 on a project by Antonio Abbondi, called the Scarpagnino, in the area of ​​the Rialto Market to replace the previous church, built between the 9th and 10th centuries, burned in the terrible fire of 1514.

The bell tower, which survived the fire, is distinguished by its Gothic style, unlike the church which was erected in a late Renaissance style, with large ogival single-lancet windows, double-ferrule barrel pilasters with tribulated arches and terracotta decorations.

Of the facade only the arched entrance portal remains, which differ

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