Gondolas in waiting - Venice, Italy
David Soileau at the Piazza San Marco
One of two statues decorating the entrance of Marciana Library - Venice
Entrance of Marciana Library - Venice
The arches of the Procuratie Vecchie, in Piazza San Marco, Venice.
The arches of the Procuratie Vecchie, in Piazza San Marco, Venice.
Saint Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) - Venice
Gondola Detail
Gondola Detail
The Chiesa di San Moisè or San Moisè Profeta is a Catholic church in the sestiere San Marco in Venice
The Chiesa di San Moisè or San Moisè Profeta is a Catholic church in the sestiere San Marco in Venice
The Chiesa di San Moisè or San Moisè Profeta is a Catholic church in the sestiere San Marco in Venice
The Chiesa di San Moisè or San Moisè Profeta is a Catholic church in the sestiere San Marco in Venice
Venice alley
Gondoliers on well-deserved break.
Maneuvering the busy canals of Venice.
Gondolas Detail
Artist selling paintings.
Much of the current design for Santa Maria del Giglio (Saint Mary of the Lily), also known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the family that founded the church in the ninth century, dates to a 1680-83 renovation by the architect Giuseppi Sardi, working under the patronage of Antonio Barbaro.
Santa Maria del Giglio - The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century.
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
Santa Maria del Giglio
The Canals of Venice
The Canals of Venice
Passageway
Venice architecture - textures
Venice architecture - textures
David Soileau walks along a canal in Venice
Venetian Carnival Costume Shop
Niccolò Tommaseo - A linguist, a writer, a defendant of the free press and a precursor of the Italian irredentism, a movement for the liberation of Italian cities from foreign occupation. Thanks to his beliefs and his works, Tommaseo was named Ministry of Education for the Republic of San Marco in 1848, when Venetians temporary freed themselves from the Austrian occupation.
(background left) Chiesa di San Vidal (Church of San Vidal) in Campo Santo Stefano
Gondolier in Campo Santo Stefano
Chiesa di San Vidal (Church of San Vidal)
Venice Love Locks on the Ponte dell'Accademia, one of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal.
Venice Love Locks on the Ponte dell'Accademia.
Venice Love Locks on the Ponte dell'Accademia, the only wooden bridge in Venice.
Venice Love Locks on the Ponte dell'Accademia
Poster art - Venice
Poster art - Venice
Venice Canals and Architecture
Palazzo Barbarigo is a palace situated facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. It is not to be confused with the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto and Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza, both also on the Grand Canal, and other palazzi, and several villas, once owned by the Barbarigo family. Originally built in the 16th century, it is distinguished by its mosaics of Murano glass applied in 1886.
Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore
Le Zitelle (formerly Santa Maria della Presentazione) is a Venetian church usually attributed to Andrea Palladio and completed in 1586. In former times, "Le Zitelle" used to give shelter to young maidens ("zitelle" in Italian) who had no dowry.
Vaporetto pilot
Buildings along the Grand Canal
Basilica of Saint Mary of Health (1631-1687) on the Grand Canal and Customs Point. With its triangular shape, Punta della Dogana or the maritime custom warehouses splits the Grand Canal from the Giudecca Canal.
Basilica of Saint Mary of Health (1631-1687) on the Grand Canal and Customs Point. With its triangular shape, Punta della Dogana
Cruise ship in the Grand Canal - Venice
Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore on the Island of San Giorgio
A busy day for Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
A busy day for Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
A busy day for Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
A busy day for Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
Gondoliers on the Grand Canal. - Venice
Venice architectural facade.
Venetian architecture
Palazzo Barbarigo - Originally built in the 16th century, it is distinguished by its mosaics of Murano glass applied in 1886. At the time it was owned by the proprietors of one of the glass factories, who were inspired by the exterior mosaics on the facade of St Mark's Basilica to apply those to the palace.
Palazzo Barbarigo - When the mosaics were installed, the then new owners were decried by their more aristocratic neighbors as nouveaux riches, and their taste garish and out of keeping with the genteel decay of the neighboring buildings. However, it should be remembered that many of the Renaissance palazzi on the canal were once too covered in polychrome and gilt decorations, with elaborate plaster and stucco work.
Palazzo Barbarigo
Palazzo Barbarigo
Palazzo Barbarigo
Palazzo Barbarigo
Exterior Detail
sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa
Venetian Local on the Grand Canal
sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa
Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
Venice architecture
Canals of Venice
Canals of Venice
Ca' Foscari, the palace of the Foscari family, is a Gothic building on the waterfront of the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is also the site for the University of Venice.
Canals of Venice
Vaporettos on the Grand Canal
Papadopoli’s Palace on the Grand Canal
Lone Gondolier
Lone Gondolier
Lone Gondolier
Lone Gondolier
Lone Gondolier
The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) - Considered the true heart of Venice, this landmark bridge, characterized by its 24-foot arch, is built on approximately 12,000 wooden pilings that still support the bridge more than 400 years after it was built.
The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) - The shops lining the central passage make the bridge especially picturesque.
Ponte di Rialto - Detail
Ponte di Rialto - Detail
Ponte di Rialto - Detail
Ponte di Rialto - Detail
Ponte di Rialto - Detail
Ponte di Rialto
Venice Architecture
Stone carved statue of Saint Eustace. Facade of San Stae church, overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice. St Eustace was a Roman army commander who became a Christian martyr.
Carved stone statue of Saint Sebastian shot with an arrow. Facade of San Stae church, Venice.
Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi is a 15th-century palace on the Grand Canal in the sestiere (quarter) of Cannaregio in Venice.
Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi is a 15th-century palace on the Grand Canal in the sestiere (quarter) of Cannaregio in Venice.
Venice Architecture - Columns and Arches
Venice Architecture - Texture
LUCIA MARTIRE OF CHRIST, VIRGIN OF SIRACUSA, IN THIS TEMPLE RESTS. TO ITALY IN THE WORLD IMPLORI LION OF PEACE
Ancient relief on church wall.
Palazzo Flangini Architectural Detail - Relief Statuary
Palazzo Flangini is a palace in Venice, in the sestiere of Cannaregio
A high-speed Trenitalia Frecciargento at Venezia San Lucia railway station, the central railway station in Venice, Italy
Water Bus or Vaparetto Operator
Police station in Venice
Norwegian Jade Cruise Ship in the Grand Canal
Norwegian Jade Cruise Ship in the Grand Canal
Norwegian Jade Cruise Ship in the Grand Canal
