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History and 'Things to see'in Venice:

• Accademia Galleries 
the finest collection of Venetian painting from the 14th c. to the 18th c

• Basilica of San Marco 
the largest historic building in Venice., built to house the relics of Saint Mark, was consecrated in 1094. Saint Mark's is the extraordinary result of a number of different artistic styles

• Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute 
built between 1631 and 1687, is one of the most important churches in Venice

• Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Fr. 
Italian Gothic church built by the Franciscan Minorite Friars between 1340 and 1443, is one of the most prestigious churches in Venice

• Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zan 
the city’s second largest church, built by the Dominicans between 1246 and 1430, is an example of Gothic religious architecture in Venice

• Burano 
famous island for the art of lacemaking; in the island there is a Museum of Lace

• Ca' d'Oro 
most famous palazzo on the Canal.Grande, was built between 1422-40

• Ca' Foscari 
it was private ‘official’ residence for Doge Francesco Foscari (dates end 15 c.)

• Cathedral 
devoted to Santa Maria Assunta, started in 639, enlarged and rebuilt in 824 and in 1008; wooden iconostasis dating from the 14th–15th c.

• Doges' Palace 
residence of the Doges of Venice; built first in the 9th c., it was twice destroyed by fire and twice re-built before assuming the Venetian-Gothic style it has today as a result of works which was completed in 1419

• Duomo 
(Murano)built on the site of the original sanctuary dating from the 7th c., but the church as it is today dates back to the 12th c.

• Ghetto Nuovo (New Ghetto) 
area in which, in 1516, Venetian Jews were confined . 'Ghetto', from the Venetian word geto, meaning foundry (because there was cannon-making foundries already ) was the name subsequently given to all similar places throughout the world

• Marciana Library 
well-balanced combination of ‘Roman’ classicism and Venetian tradition, dates16th c.

• Murano 
island,capital of glassmaking in the lagoon Murano

• Museo Correr 
collection of historical relics, original costumes, weapons, coins, objets d’art and documents related to the history of the Venetian Republic

• Museo Storico Navale 
devoted to the long history of the Venetian navy

• Palazzo Grassi 
completed in 1772 stands on the left bank of the Canal Grande

• Palazzo Vendramin Calergi 
masterpieces of Renaissance civic architecture in Venice (dates 16 c)

• Peggy Guggenheim Collection 
collection of contemporary art (European and American avant-garde)

• Redentore 
The church of the Redentore was built on the island of Giudecca as a votive act of thanksgiving for the end of the plague in 1576.

• Rialto Bridge 
one of the symbols of Venice, built at the end of 16 c.

• Saint Mark's Square 
dominated by the facade of the Basilica of Saint Mark, was a focus of intense activity among Venetians in the past, so called "finest drawing room in Europe" now has a specific role as historic monument tourist venue

• San Giorgio Maggiore 
(started in 1494) facade in classical style, inside stores two masterpieces by Tintoretto

• Torre dell^Orologio
Renaissance clock-towe (dates end of the 15th c.,), with its famous sculpture of the Moors striking the hours.

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