PALAZZO DUCALE
A month ago I promised to continue telling you about my trip on Mainland Venice, Italy with my wife. Since there are so many pictures, I'll have to save this blog post for various pictures of our next site: Palazzo Ducale.
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(Continued from Mainland Venice, Italy Part 1) We headed to Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace in English) and we were quite amazed by the interiors and the long stairways to get from floor to floor. The most amazing thing that stuck out in my mind was the view of the Grand Canal (particularly San Giorgio Maggiore Island) from one of the windows . You'll see this in my pictures later.
The structure of the Palazzo Ducale is made up of three large blocks, incorporating previous constructions. It has been refurbished countless times due to structural failures, new building installations, infiltrations, and restructuring of ornamental trappings.
Here's the configuration of the site according to the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia website: The wing towards St. Mark's Basin (Basilica San Marco), is the oldest, built from 1340 and onwards. The wing towards St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) was built in its present from from 1424 onwards. The canal-side wing housing the Doge's apartments and many government offices, dates from the Renaissance, and was built between 1483 and 1565.
This was the palace of the Doge of Venice during the late 14th Century. You can see the Venetian Gothic arches of the exterior, which was quite fascinating and it faces the Grand Canal on the Piazzetta Marco. Now onto the pictures:
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| This is your typical amazing Italian ceiling. |
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| My wife with Mars and Neptune at the top of the stairway. |
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| You can see St. Mark's Basin to the right. |
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| The artistry between the walls and ceilings astounded me. |
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A view from one of Venetian apartments from one of the windows
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| A view of San Giorgio Maggiore Island from Palazzo Ducale |
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| The most stunning room |
Scott Worden (The L.A./Seoul Guy)
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