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	Piazza San Marco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal square of Venice.
		The buildings around the Piazza, anti-clockwise from the Grand Canal, are the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Basilica, St Mark's Clocktower, the Procuratie Vecchie, the Napoleonic Wing of the Procuraties, the Procuratie Nuove, St Mark's Campanile and Logetta and the Biblioteca Marciana.
		The Piazza was paved in the late 13th century with bricks laid in a herringbone pattern.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Mark's_Square (1172 words)

	Enciclopedia :: encyclopedia : Michelangelo Buonarroti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Di lì a poco parte per Carrara dove rimane quasi un anno per scegliere i marmi del mausoleo ma, quando al suo ritorno a Roma il Papa, cambiata opinione, si rifiuta di concedergli udienza, Michelangelo deluso interrompe i lavori e si dirige a Firenze dove riprende il San Matteo.
		Si tratta di una biblioteca pubblica annessa alla chiesa di San Lorenzo: nella sala di Lettura si rifà al modello della Biblioteca di San Marco realizzata da Michelozzo, eliminando la divisione in navate e realizzando un ambiente con le mura scandite da finestre sormontate da mezzanini tra pilastrini, tutti con modanature in pietra serena.
		Dopo gli ultimi accordi del 1542,la tomba di Giulio II venne posta in essere nella chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli tra il 1544 e il 1545 con le statue del Mosè, di Lia (Vita attiva) e di Rachele (Vita contemplativa) nel primo ordine.
	www.enciclopedia.ws /Michelangelo_Buonarroti (3874 words)

	The Piazza - Venice
		The Piazza was cut across by a canal until the beginning of the Twelfth Century, from the banks of which rose the first Church of San Geminiano, and on the site of the Loggie of the Ducal Palazzo flourished a vegetable garden belonging to the nuns of San Zaccaria.
		In 1260 the first block was laid of the Piazza di San Marco, after the designs of Andrea Tirali, and from the same time may be said to date its rise to the glorious position it was to occupy as the nucleus of the life of Venice.
		The Piazza is at once full of people eager for their mid-day meal; and at the same time appear hundreds of winged beggars whom nobody dreams of driving away, for their privileges have been secured to them for many long years.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles07/venice-19.shtml (1834 words)

	aiwaz.net_institute - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lorenzo di Medici was giving him a pension to work as an artist in the garden on the piazza di San Marco in Florence.
		Leonardo was commissioned from the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception (founded in 1477 by Franciscans) a polyptych for Confraternity’s chapel in the church of San Francisco Grande in Milan.
		died in the chateau at Cloux and was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in the castle of Amboise.
	www.aiwaz.net /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=8 (1403 words)

	Gator Travels: Traveling in Europe
		A marble statue of San Teodoro stands on top of his column showing him slaying a dragon that looked more like an alligator to me. Poor San Teodoro, he was the patron saint of Venice until the locals stole the remains of San Marco the Evangelist from Alexandria in 828 AD.
		On the left is the Campanile di San Marco, and the Piazza di San Marco.
		Directly under the statue of San Marco, stands a gold winged lion of San Marco, and beneath this is a loggia on which are set the four horses of San Marco.
	www.gatortravels.com /notes/venice99_notes.html (4322 words)

	Venice article - Venice Italian canals Veneto lagoon Adriatic Italy Venetian Republic - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Cavalieri di San Marco was the only order of chivalry ever instituted in Venice, and no citizen could accept or join a foreign order without the government’s consent.
		The city is divided into the six districts of Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca), Santa Croce, San Marco and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Santa Elena).
		The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced poles (made of a wood specially chosen because it strengthens with age), or pilings, which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Venice (2395 words)

	Articles - San Marco di Venezia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		St Mark´s Basilica (Italian: Basilica di San Marco in Venezia) is the most famous of the churches of Venice and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture.
		The spacious interior of the building with its multiple choir lofts was the inspiration for the development of a Venetian polychoral style among the composers appointed maestro di cappella at St Mark´s.
		It was salvaged by Venetian forces, during the 1453 Fall of Constantinople, and set into the corner of the basilica at the level of the Piazza San Marco.
	www.zdiamond.net /articles/San_Marco_di_Venezia (760 words)

	St Marks Square, Venice
		Considered one of the finest squares in the world, it conveys a perfect impression of the city's former greatness since round it are grouped the buildings on which were centered the civic and religious life of the Republic.
		Until the fall of the Republic the Piazza di San Marco was a "market-place".
		The pigeons of San Marco are also part of the picture.
	www.planetware.com /venice/st-marks-square-i-vn-vpsm.htm (431 words)

	Campanile di San Marco - Venice for Visitors
		In the end, donations from outside Venice covered most of the expense, and a rebuilt Campanile was christened on April 25, 1912--exactly 1,000 years after the foundations of the original structure had been laid, according to historians of the time.
		Although "campanile" means "bell tower," the Campanile di San Marco did double duty as a military watchtower when it was constructed in the 10th Century.
		Later, as the tower was expanded and refined, its bronze-sheathed roof caught the sun's rays and acted as a daytime beacon for mariners.
	europeforvisitors.com /venice/articles/campanile_di_san_marco.htm (509 words)

	skill-link: Interest Zone
		Moving now to one of the most famous places in Venice, Piazza di San Marco (St. Mark's Place) is a magnificent open square where the eye is massaged by the different pleasing Byzantine forms.
		The church is the spiritual seat of Venice's saint- San Marco- and it is also considered one of the most glittering monuments of Christianity.
		Before leaving Piazza di San Marco don't forget to take a coffee or an aperitif at Florian, Quadri or any other stylish cafés under the arcades.
	www.skill-link.com /Docs/IZ/peep-venice.htm (353 words)

	St. Mark’s Square (La Piazza di San Marco) \| Venice Attraction Review
		The sole official piazza of Venice, the spectacle of St. Mark’s lives up to its historical and cultural significance as the center of the great city.
		As you walk further into the piazza, you will be amazed as to the landscape and elaborate architecture that surrounds you.
		Above the colorful timepiece, the upper section of the tower boasts a winged stone lion, the symbol of St. Mark, in front of a painting of gold stars on a blue background.
	www.internationalcircuit.com /venice-italy/tourism-2.php (292 words)

	Relais Piazza San Marco - Bed & Breakfast - San Marco - Venice
		Among the luxurious inns in Venice, Relais Piazza San Marco is the best base from which to visit Venice, starting right at the heart of the action: all the most culturally and artistically interesting places are close at hand, easily reached on foot or using the vaporettos whose stops are very close to the inn.
		From the landing stage head towards Piazza San Marco and walk along next to the Palazzo Ducale and the Basilica of San Marco.
		Relais di Piazza San Marco is right there at the start of Calle San Basso, number 312.
	www.veniceby.com /relais/pages/reach.htm (507 words)

	Jacksonville Historical Society News-- San Marco
		he San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS) was formed in 1975 as a non-profit corporation to protect the integrity of San Marco’s residential neighborhood and to enhance the revitalization of its business district.
		The two-story yellow brick building at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Cedar Street is one of the oldest remaining buildings in the San Marco area, dating to 1915.
		Lori Boyer, a past president of the SMPS was instrumental in the facility’s design to insure the center meets the needs of the San Marco community; funds from the Balis estate are also available for new and expanded facilities in the adjoining park, Southside Park.
	jaxhistory.com /news7.htm (942 words)

	Piazza of San Marco - Venice, Italy - Great Buildings Online
		"The Piazza S. Marco was the showcase of the republic.
		By then the canal called the Batario that ran west of the campanile had been filled in, and the church of S. Geminiano that straddled it had been taken down and rebuilt at the end of the extended square, across from St. Mark's.
		This three-sided enclosure, the Piazza S. Marco proper, held the offices of the procurators of the basilica and a thirteenth-century hospice along the south side.
	www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Piazza_of_San_Marco.html (250 words)

	St Mark’s Hotel Venice - Hotel Relais Piazza San Marco - Hotel near St Mark’s Square - Hotel San Marco ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Relais Piazza San Marco boasts an exclusive position compared to all the other inns in Venice: in Piazza San Marco, a real open air museum where spectacular works of art are housed.
		On one side, this prestigious, luxurious structure looks out over the splendid Basilica of San Marco, a Byzantine style work of art which the Venetians enriched over the centuries with valuable works of art, artifacts and materials imported from distant lands, and on the other it overlooks the Mercerie.
		A few minutes away from the Relais Piazza San Marco is the Grand Theatre La Fenice, restored to its former glory after the terrible fire, the spectacular Rialto Bridge, one of the symbols of Venice and, on the Riva degli Schiavoni, the legendary Bridge of Sighs.
	www.relaisanmarcovenice.com /en/location.htm (767 words)

	The Heart Of Venice
		The Piazza di San Marco, the most wonderful square in the world, is approached by way of the Piazzetta, the entrance to which is guarded by two great granite columns.
		The contrast between Gothic and Renaissance architecture is, indeed, nowhere more clearly seen than in comparing the Gothic spirit in the carved capitals on the ground arcade of the Doges' Palace with the stiff formality and unimaginative correctness of Sansovino's library.
		Now let us pass into the Piazza itself, for we can visit the Doges' Palace, which is the subject of Chapter VII, after we have taken our bearings in the Square of St Mark's.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles03/venice5.shtml (1164 words)

	Piazza San Marco, Venice
		The full moon and high tide had caused half of the piazza to flood, and the reflection of the buildings off the water was a wonderful sight.
		In the piazza, only two of the usual three "dueling" orchestras were playing.
		At once, I could feel the entire piazza swell, aroused by this song that has come to symbolize the strength and spirit of that city.
	www.noehill.com /med/med2002/notte.asp (828 words)

	Oil reproductions Canaletto. Oil paintings on canvas by the old masters
		The Doge's Palace with the Piazza di San Marco »
		Piazzetta and the Doge's Palace from the Bacino di San Marco »
		Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the Scuolo di San Marco »
	www.vincent.nl /gallery/schilder_titlesonly.asp?s=48 (251 words)

	Piazza San Marco - Baslica di San Marco - Doge's Palace - St. Mark's Square - Venice for Visitors
		Piazza San Marco - Baslica di San Marco - Doge's Palace - St. Mark's Square - Venice for Visitors
		Find a spot in the middle of the Piazza and look back toward the Ala Napoleonica.
		Rotate another quarter-turn, and you'll be facing the Basilica di San Marco: a grandiose and magnificent hodgepodge of Byzantine domes, mosaics, and plundered treasure from the Near East and Asia.
	europeforvisitors.com /venice/articles/piazza_san_marco2.htm (520 words)

	RELAIS PIAZZA SAN MARCO - Venice, - ITWG.COM
		Relais Piazza San Marco boasts an exclusive position, in Piazza San Marco.
		The furnishings in classic Venetian style, where gold blends harmoniously with blue and green, contribute to creating a sophisticated atmosphere, perfectly up to the standard of the splendid surroundings it is housed in: Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice and one of the most beautiful places in the world.
		The exclusive top suite has a vast roof terrace with a view of Piazza San Marco and the magnificent Basilica, where guests can take breakfast while admiring this unique, spectacular view.
	www.itwg.com /hotel81415?pref=2 (535 words)

	Sunny Canals of Venice - photos of scenery in Venice on Worldisround
		View of another island from the Piazza Di San Marco, near the Basilica of San...
		Half Basilica, half eastern mosque, San Marco is the most decorated church in...
		View of one of the Islands in Venice as seen from the Piazza Di San Marco.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/9266 (357 words)

	Find in a Library: Venice: The Piazza di San Marco, with the cathedral and rebuilt campanile
		Venice: The Piazza di San Marco, with the cathedral and rebuilt campanile
		Subjects: Basilica di San Marco (Venice, Italy) -- 1910-1930.
		Campanile di San Marco (Venice, Italy) -- 1910-1930.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/8d738ca2386bbbbfa19afeb4da09e526.html (84 words)

	inspiring11
		In the same square we visit the Basilica di San Marco with its Baptistery.
		Often referred to as “The Medieval Manhattan”, San Gimignano conserves all of its original medieval splendor and beauty.
		After the tour we will proceed to the Basilica di San Francesco at the Franciscan Friary in Siena, where we will celebrate Sunday Mass and experience one of the Eucharistic Miracles of Italy*.
	www.relevantjourneys.com /inspiring11.htm (1937 words)

	Oil reproductions Canaletto. Oil paintings on canvas, page 1
		The Doge's Palace with the Piazza di San Marco
		Piazzetta and the Doge's Palace from the Bacino di San Marco
		"Capriccio" with the four Horses from the Cathedral of San Marco
	www.vincent.nl /gallery/oldmaster.asp?s=48 (147 words)

	The Domes of St. Mark's (Il Basilico di San Marco) seen from the front (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Domes of St. Mark's (Il Basilico di San Marco) seen from the front
		The three Central Domes St. Mark's (Il Basilico di San Marco) seen from the front (from the Piazza di San Marco) illuminated by a later-afternoon October sun.
		Photograph © George P. Landow (taken October 2000) may be used for any scholarly or educational purpose without permission as long as a credit appears.
	www.victorianweb.org /photos/venice/112.html (66 words)

	Stock Photograph of Architectural Detail of Piazza di San Marco, Venice, Italy - Search Photographs Photos Images and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Stock Photograph of Architectural Detail of Piazza di San Marco, Venice, Italy - Search Photographs Photos Images and Photo Clip Art - 422119 422119.jpg
		Architectural Detail of Piazza di San Marco, Venice, Italy
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	Piazza di San Marco - Photos From Italy
		Piazza di San Marco - Photos From Italy
		A view of the Basilica di San Marco from the Piazza di San Marco.
		The Piazza is the only true square in Venice.
	www.italiansrus.com /photos/venice/venice6.htm (97 words)

	Relais Piazza San Marco, Venice - Italy
		On one side, this prestigious, luxurious structure looks out over the splendid Basilica of San Marco, and on the other it overlooks the Mercerie.
		Locate the Relais Piazza San Marco in this Venice map
		From Roma Square or Railway S.Lucia: When you reach Venice train station, take the no. 1 or 82 vaporetto and get off at the Vallaresso - San Marco stop.
	www.veniceclick.net /Venice-hotels/Relais-Piazza-San-Marco-location.htm (242 words)

	Virtual Gourmet
		Vegas architecture is built to attract Joe Six-Pack and Japanese tourists who dutifully train their video cams on the chubby gondolier at the Venetian plying a crystal clear Grand Canal past an antiseptic, pigeon-free repro of the Piazza di San Marco.
		Nevertheless, the new restaurants at Bellagio and the casino/hotels that followed were definite improvements over what they superseded, and Wynn was the leader in that, bankrolling celebrated chefs from New York and L.A. to open spectacular restaurants that bore little or no resemblance to the originals.
		In the same spirit Brad Ogden has moved from San Francisco with his family to Vegas and opened a namesake restaurant at Caesar's Palace where he contends he spends 90 percent of his time, actually cooking.
	pages.progidy.net /johnmariani/040524 (2644 words)

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