Third time in Venice - - and it just gets better! Here are a few notes about the wonderful things we saw:
San Giorgio dei Greci
1548-1593, multiple designers/builders,
first time Greek Orthodox allowed
into Venice despite Byzantine ties.
Castello Sestieri tour
- Rio dei Greci
- Hotel Danieli
- Palazzo Priuli
- La Pieta
- San Zaccaria
S Maria Formosa & Campo
1492 Mauro Codussi
One Renaissance façade 1542,
One Baroque façade 1604
San Bartolomeo & Campo
Founded 830, renovated 1170,
Rebuilt mid-18th century,
Bell tower by Giovanni Scalfarotto
Grand Canal, Pallazi tour:
- Santa Maria dell Salute
- Palazzo Salviati
- Palazzo Gritti-Pisana
- Accademia Bridge
- Palazzo Loredan
- Palazzo degli Scrigni
- Ca' Rezzonico
- Ca' Foscari
- Palazzo Barzizza
- Palazzo Bembo
- Riato Bridge
- Ca' d'Oro (our favorite, and featured in the video)
- Ca' Pesaro
San Giorgio Maggiore
1566-1610 Andrea Palladio
Benedictine, classical renaissance style
Piazza San Marco
- Campanile
- Torre dell'Orologio, The Zecca
- Columns of San Marco & San Teodoro
Doge's Palace, Museum
1309-1324 Filippo Calendario
restored after 1577 fire, but largely unchanged,
reconstruction included work by Palladio
Basilica San Marco, Treasury, Museum
Original construction 828, re-built 978,
Basic current building constructed 1063,
Gothic -- Byzantine style
Arsenale
Construction from 1104 forward,
Vast complex of shipyards & armories
12th Int'l Architecture Exhibition,
La Biennale di Venezia
"People Meet in Architecture" exhibition
directed by Kazuyo Sejima
Dorsoduro Sestieri tour
- Campo San Barnaba
- Ponte dei Pugni, Zattere
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Founded 1750 as art school, now gallery
concentrates on pre-18th century Venetian
painting.
Ca' Rezzonico & Gallery
1756 Giorgio Massari, Venetian Baroque
based on Longhena concepts 1682
Gallery - 17th century Veneto art.
Ca' d'Oro & Gallery
1428 -- 1430 Giovanni & Bartolomeo Bon,
for Contarini family & later Doges,
Epitomises Gothic style in Venice,
("Venetian floral style")
Santa Maria Nova dei Miracoli
1489 Pietro Lombardo, early renaissance,
polychrome marble exterior
Scuola Grande di San Marco
Built 1260, burned 1485, re-built 1485-1505
By Pietro Lombardo, renaissance/classicism,
Polychrome marble exterior,
Retrogressive detailing in Byzantine style,
(Preferred by conservative tastes.)
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
1333 -- 1430 Large Dominican church,
(minor basilica) Architecture & Decoration by
Bellini, Bon, Lombardo, Lotto, Marconi, etc
Benedictine, classical renaissance style
