Piazza San Marco, Saint Mark's Campanile, and the Doge's Palace
When I first published version 3 of this web site in January of 1999, the Venice page was already part of it; indeed, it had been migrated from our CompuServe-hosted original web site where it had been online since 1997! Clearly, it was high-time I updated the page, the oldest one on the site. It turns out that I have not been to Venice since 2004, so I had to use the photos from that trip; they were taken with my first digital SLR, the Nikon D70 that I had purchased just five days earlier. Because the camera and kit less combo was sold out everywhere, I had to settle for the body with a Sigma 18–50mm ƒ/3.5–5.6 lens, certainly no match for the Nikkor 18–70mm lens I acquired later. In those days, I didn't even know what it meant to shoot in raw (my earlier point-and shoot digital cameras didn't do that), so the pictures on this page were all made from JPEG originals. Still, these are the most recent digital photos I have of Venice, so they will have to do.
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Piazza San Marco, Saint Mark's Campanile, and the Doge's Palace |
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Entering the Piazza San Marco |
The western façade of Saint Mark's Basilica |
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Saint Mark's Basilica detail |
Saint Mark's Basilica detail |
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On the Piazza San Marco |
A portion of the façade of the Doge's Palace |
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Looking into the Piazza San Marco |
The top of the Campanile |
Looking towards Santa Maria della Salute |
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Looking over the Lagoon |
Looking down the Canale Grande to Santa Maria della Salute |
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Canal view with the iconic Venetian street lamps |
Strolling along one of the smaller canals |
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Approaching the Rialto Bridge |
The majestic Rialto Bridge |
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Gondola pickup and drop-off point by the Rialto Bridge |
Canale Grande waterfront near the Rialto Bridge |
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One of the many lovely small canals |
One of the few small sidestreets... |
...comes to an abrupt end right here. |
You can't talk about Venice without mentioning Gondolas! There are two main tourist activities in Venice: taking a ride in a Gondola and feeding the pigeons on the Piazza San Marco. Despite having been to Venice several times, I have never indulged in the former, though I have more than made up for it with the latter. However, Gondolas are quite photogenic with their distinctive shape, and it is fun to watch the skillful gondoliers weave their boats through the sometimes considerable traffic on the canals. All this to say that I must include at least a few Gondola photos on this page.
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Gondolas are a popular tourist attraction |
They are all appointed differently |
Some are even rather luxurious |
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The gondoliers take pride in keeping their gondolas clean and polished |
Controlling the one-oared gondolas is not a trivial task! |
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The view from the Rialto Bridge |
There are many places where one can dine al fresco along a canal |
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Along the Rio Del Malcanton |
Quiet street |
Colorful Venetian masks |
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Zora Forever: Atelier of Glass and Art |
Floating fruit and vegetable store |
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The Ponte Giustinian, one of many, many footbridges in Venice |
"Road work" in Venice |
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Tourists enjoy feeding the pigeons on the Piazza San Marco |
The famous Ponte de i Sospiri, or Bridge of Sighs |
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The Vaporetto stop Accademia on the Canale Grande |
A Vaporetto, Venice's main public transportation |
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A street market |
A small churchyard |
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A typical canal view |
A window onto the water |
Speaking of windows, there's a bewildering variety of them in Venice: some are very elegant, some have elaborate structures, some are simple, almost austere, and many have definitely seen better days. Judge for yourself and see if you can guess which category each one falls into!
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Venetian windows |
Venetian windows |
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Venetian windows |
Venetian windows |
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A last look t the Rialto Bridge and the Canale Grande |
The photos on this page were taken in April of 2004. They may also be viewed in a gallery.
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