Biblioteca Marciana
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The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark is a public library in Venice, Italy. It is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one of the
Main façade
Reading room
Cardinal Bessarion's letter to Doge Cristoforo Moro and the Senate of Venice, announcing the donation of his library. BNM Lat. XIV, 14 (= 4235), fol. 1r.
Justus van Gent, Portrait of Cardinal Bessarion (c. 1473–1476). Bessarion was created cardinal on 8 January 1440 by Pope Eugene IV.
Doge's Palace
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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence o
Biblioteca Marciana
…and learning. The original library building is located in Saint Mark's Square, Venice's former governmental centre, with its long façade facing the Doge's Palace. Constructed between 1537 and 1588, it is considered the masterpiece of the architect Jacopo Sansovino and a key work in Venetian Renaissance architecture…
The Doge's Palace facing the lagoon
Late 14th-century drawing of Piazza San Marco and the Molo (by hearsay)
Venice, Piazza San Marco, detail of bird's-eye view from south by Jacopo de' Barbari, woodcut, 1500, Museo Correr
View of Doge's Palace, Campanile and San Marco Square from the Grand Canal. c. 1870–1890