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Casa Gatti Casazza is characterized by an initial exquisitely Gothic layout (as evidenced by the beautiful windows - single trefoil lancet windows - which can be seen from Campo San Marcuola) but it is evident how the original features were…

Castello owes its name to a fortification present in the early Middle Ages on the island of Olivolo, today better known as the island of San Pietro di Castello. It was originally divided into the Gemine islands and the island of Olivolo, later…

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 were sacrificed in the valley of…

In 2007 Palazzo Grassi won the competition held by the city of Venice for the creation of a new contemporary art center at Punta della Dogana. The following year, restoration work began on the area under the direction of the Japanese architect Tadao…

During the hottest season, summer, everyone knows how oppressive the heat can sometimes be. Sometimes it is even inadvisable to go outside, because it is so hot that everyone is fatigued. At other times, due to a high concentration of ozone, the…

The church was first built in 1076 to the request of the Elia family and later rebuilt in 1105 following its destruction in a major fire. It suffered the same fate in the second half of the 17th century, and was rebuilt with a single nave and a…

The building dates back to the IX century and was erected thanks to the Michiel, Minotto and Miani families. It probably took the place of an ancient oratory dedicated to St Cecilia; the new building was instead dedicated to St Cassian, bishop and…

The church can be found in the campo of the same name, near the St Mark’s area. It is said to have been built in the VIII century by the Artigeri and Scoparii families, and was later destroyed in 1105 and subsequently rebuilt in the Venetian-…

The church was built in the mid-14th century and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was built by Marco Michiel and consecrated on the 17th of September 1417. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a disastrous fire in the 16th century and rebuilt in…

The initial construction of this place of worship seems to date back to 837 on the decision of Pietro and Giovanni Tradonico and was dedicated to St Paul, Polo in Venetian. The architectural style of the church is unidentifiable as the original plan…

Built by Bartolomeo Bon, the church of San Rocco has a single nave with an apsed presbytery and two side chapels. In 1725 the church was radically restructured by Giovanni Scalfarotto. The interior of the church now consists of a single nave with…

The church was built in the IX century to the desires of the Andrearda or Giulia families, but accounts also attribute the construction to other families. It is believed that this place of worship was governed by the Patriarchs of Grado who had…