Venice
View of Grand Canal from Academia Bridge. The dome of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute can be seen on the right. Taken during sunset on a rainy day.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute viewed from the top of Campaline di San Marco tower (In St Mark's Square). An overcast day after raining since morning, the tower gives a panoramic view of the entire city of Venice. The basilica stands out in the south west. The Basilica is a Roman Catholic Church. (From Wikipedia) In 1630, Venice experienced an unusually devastating outbreak of the plague. As a votive offering for the city's deliverance from the pestilence, the Republic of Venice vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health (or of Deliverance, Italian: Salute). The church was designed in the then fashionable baroque style by Baldassare Longhena, who studied under the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi. Construction began in 1631. Most of the objects of art housed in the church bear references to the Black Death.
Looking up at the dome
The high altar at Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Venice at the feet of St. Anthony of Padua by Pietro Liberi
Decorative floors of the basilica
Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. It has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.
View of Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge
Fountains are pieces of functional material culture that provide Venetians with clean drinking water.
The Ca' d'Oro or Palazzo Santa Sofia is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice. One of the older palaces in the city, its name means "golden house" due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. Since 1927, it has been used as a museum, as the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti.
Canals instead of streets in Venice
