9 things to read today
Palazzo della Libreria Sansoviniana
The construction of the palace for the Public Library was began by Jacopo Sansovino in 1537 under the orders of the Doge Andrea Gritti, in an area that was previously occupied by market stalls and lodgings. The ‘...
Castle of San Sebastián in Cádiz
The Castle of San Sebastián is located on a small island which, according to the classical tradition, in ancient times already housed the Phoenician temple of Moloch (ancient Canaanite deity, to which human victims...
Pasquale Cicogna
Aveva 76 anni (era nato il 27 maggio 1509) ed era un uomo di grande esperienza e prestigio, ben voluto dal popolo e dai militari.Aveva ottenuto benemerenze lottando contro i pirati, aveva governato Padova, Treviso,...
Agnello Partecipazio
Partecipazio, Angelo o Agnello, tribuno di Rialto e ricco possidente di Eraclea, fu scelto come doge per essere stato il vero protagonista della difesa contro il tentativo di Pipino di invadere la Laguna.Sembra che sia...
Orio Mastropiero
Il primo ad essere eletto da 40 elettori invece che 11, poi chiamato popolarmente Malipiero perché fece pubblicare un libro (1181) sul diritto criminale, noto come Promissione del maleficio, quasi fosse una promessa...
Why are we talking about crisis and climate emergency, and not climate change?
Before man arrived on planet Earth, conditions on the planet changed over time, sometimes violently, other times more gradually. All these changes have produced favourable conditions for life as we know it today to...
Church of Santa Croce
The church of Santa Croce overlooked the Grand Canal while the apse overlooked the Rio dei Tolentini. The façade was severe and austere, composed of three notable portals, the largest of which, in particular, was...
Ponte di Ruga Vecchia
Some trace the nomenclature of this bridge back to the existence, in seventeenth-century Venice, of the Dalla Vecchia family but this version is not confirmed, as no member of the family has lived or owned houses or...
Church of the Pietà
The church was rebuilt around the middle of the 18th century on a design by Giorgio Massari and dedicated to Santa Maria della Visitazione. The initial project approached the Palladian project of the Chiesa delle...
