Republic of Venice | Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Neptune (the sea God) Offering Gifts to Venice | 1740s


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BAXÉŁEGA DE SAN MARCO
Chiesa d'Oro - Church of Gold
I. The upper levels of the interior are completely covered with bright mosaics covering an area of about 8000 m2.
II. The earliest surviving work, in the main porch, perhaps dates to as early as 1070, by a workshop that had left Constantinople in the mid-11th century.
III. The main period of decoration was the 12th century, a period of deteriorating relations between Venice and Byzantium.


I. INTERIORS


Venice Basilica San Marco interior 01 by Glenister, on Flickr


Italy-1552 - Entrance to High Altar by Dennis Jarvis, on Flickr


Church altar at the Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark / Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco in Venice / Venezia, Italy / Italia, The Italian Republic / Repubblica Italiana, Europe by Ryan Janek Wolowski, on Flickr

__saint_mark_basilica_venice_88x990037 by isogood, on Flickr


Basilica di San Marco, mosaic above entrance (23) by Richard Mortel, on Flickr


Italy-1442 - Time to leave. by Dennis Jarvis, on Flickr


Basilica di San Marco, Museo by Brad Hostetler, on Flickr


Venezia - Basilica di San Marco by Martin, on Flickr


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II. FLOORS COVERED WITH MOSAICS


Basílica de San Marcos. Venecia. by Miguel Angel De Las Peñas Coll, on Flickr




Basilica San Marco, Venice by Rex Harris, on Flickr


Floor mosaic by Olivier, on Flickr


Venice Basilica San Marco interior 06 Pala d'Oro detail by Glenister, on Flickr

III. RELICS - TREASURY


Byzantine Icon of archangel Michael by Peter, on Flickr


Meister der Ikone des Erzengels Michael; Master of the Icon of the Archangel Michael [Public domain]


Venezia by Antonio Vigilante, on Flickr

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Italian Renaissance on the outside, it originally housed a fraternity, it is now a museum.

Scuola Grande di San Rocco

I. The building was the seat of a confraternity established in 1478,
named after San Rocco, popularly regarded as a protector against plague.
II. The members of the "Confraternity of St. Roch" were a group of wealthy Venetian citizens.
III. The site they chose for their building is next to the church of San Rocco which houses the remains of the saint.




Didier Descouens [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]


Zairon [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]


Zairon [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]


Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice Italy by Carl Lindbloom, on Flickr


Escalier (XVIe), Scuola Grande di San Rocco, sestiere de San Polo, Venise, Vénétie, Italie by Bernard Blanc, on Flickr


Sailko [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]


Salle capitulaire, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, sestiere de San Polo, Venise, Vénétie, Italie by Bernard Blanc, on Flickr


Upper hall of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco by Richard Mortel, on Flickr

Tintoretto: The Annunciation | Between 1582 and 1584

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PALAZZO PAPADOPOLI
Aman Hotel Venice

I. The Baroque Palace was commissioned in the 16th century by the Coccina family from the architect Giangiacomo dei Grigi.
II. This family from Bergamo had recently joined the Venetian patriciate.
III. The palace was complete by 1570.
IV. In 2013 the palace was converted into a hotel run by Aman Resorts.
V. It is widely regarded as the best hotel in Venice.




Martin Falbisoner [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]


Aman Venice's front entrance Canal Grande side by Aman Venice, on Flickr


Grand stairway at Aman Venice by Aman Venice, on Flickr




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Piano Nobile lounge at Aman Venice by Aman Venice, on Flickr


Piano nobile lounge at Aman lounge with Canal Grande view by Aman Venice, on Flickr


One of the public stanza rooms at Aman Venice by Aman Venice, on Flickr


Library at Aman Venice by Aman Venice, on Flickr












Image Source - Courtesy of Aman Hotel Website

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Since I've decided to post some of the hotels, the next one gives us a unique view of
an island in the lagoon of Venezia that wasn't completely covered with buildings.

ISOLA DI SAN CLEMENTE
San Clemente Palace Kempinski

I. San Clemente Island lies in the Venetian Lagoon between Giudecca and the Lido.
II. The island was first settled in 1131, when Venetian merchant Pietro Gattilesso funded the construction of the church of San Clemente.
III. The property is currently managed by Kempinski Group, which reopened the hotel as San Clemente Palace Kempinski in March 2016.
IV. The hotel has 190 rooms.




San Clemente Palace Venice by Oleg Pronin, on Flickr


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San Clemente Palace Venice by Oleg Pronin, on Flickr


San Clemente Palace Venice by Oleg Pronin, on Flickr


San Clemente Palace - Ca' dei Frati tables by San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, on Flickr


San Clemente Palace - Ca' dei Frati view by San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort, on Flickr


San Clemente Palace Venice by Oleg Pronin, on Flickr


San Clemente Palace Venice by Oleg Pronin, on Flickr

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BIBLIOTECA MARCIANA
Renaissance Masterpiece

I. The original building, is the masterpiece of Jacopo Sansovino and a key work in Venetian Renaissance architecture.
II. The great architect Andrea Palladio considered it "perhaps the richest and most ornate building that there has been since ancient times up until now".
III. Frederick Hartt described it as "surely one of the most satisfying structures in Italian architectural history".




Biblioteca Marciana in Piazzetta San Marco by Tiigra, on Flickr


Biblioteca Marciana by Gilmar Mattos, on Flickr


Sansovino. Biblioteca Marciana by Vicente Camarasa, on Flickr


Sailko [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]


Archaeological Museum by Thom Ouellette, on Flickr


ZEUS' Loves – XX: Leda by Egisto Sani, on Flickr


Mongolo1984 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]


ZEUS' Loves – XXI: Leda by Egisto Sani, on Flickr