Best Renaissance Buildings in Venezia
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St. Mark's Square
Historic Renaissance square featuring notable landmarks and a vibrant atmosphere.
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St Mark's Clocktower
Historic Renaissance clock tower featuring an intricate astronomical clock and bronze figures, marking time for over 500 years.
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Church of Santa Maria Formosa
Historic church featuring Renaissance and Baroque architecture with notable religious artworks.
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Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Renaissance marble church notable for its distinctive architecture and religious significance. It features elaborate interior and exterior decorations including frescoes and sculptures.
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Grimani Palace
Historic Renaissance palace featuring a museum with art, architecture, and archaeological collections.
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Accademia Gallery
This museum contains the biggest collection of 14th to 18th-century art native to this city in the world.
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Confraternity of St. Roch
The main draw of this museum is an enormous collection of the Renaissance artist Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto.
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Church of Saint Sebastian
Dating back to the 16th century, this Renaissance church houses several remarkable artworks by Titian and Tintoretto.
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Church of the Holy Apostles
This 7th-century church which has undergone many changes throughout its history is one of the oldest ones in Venice.
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Church of Saint Zacharias
Hidden from the eyes of most tourists, this pompous church charms its visitors by the peace and silence inside its walls.
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Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
This former charitable institution is famous for its collection of Renaissance art (by artists such as Gentile Bellini or Pietro Perugino)…
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Church of San Francesco della Vigna
There are very few Franciscan churches in the city (this one being one of the two).
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Church of St. Maria dei Carmini
This rather large church dating back to the 14th century is remarkable for its brick and marble facade, roofline decorations and also the…
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Church of San Giorgio dei Greci
This is a Greek Orthodox church - which is a rare thing in itself since Orthodox churches were not allowed in Venice for a great amount of…
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Balbi Palace
This 16th-century Mannerist palace is one of the lesser known palaces of Venice but it is no less beautiful than its better-known…
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San Martino Church
Make sure you don't just pass by this beautiful little Renaissance church.
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