La figura laterale della Chiesa di San Nicolò del Lido.

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This sacred place has always had a special meaning for sailors, as the top of the bell tower was the last sight leaving the city and the first on the way back. It was dedicated to St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, protector of sailors.

When Venice won the war of Lepanto in 1571, the bells of the bell tower of San Nicolò were the first to announce the great victory, as the Benedictine fathers were the first to see the ships returning to the lagoon.The church of S. Nicolò is located to the north of the Lido of Venice, close to the homonymous point controlling the mouth of the harbour where the Nicelli Airport is also located.The original building was erected around the middle of the 11th century during the dogeate of Domenico Contarini and was inaugurated in 1053. Structured with three naves and three apsidal chapels, it was r

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