If we don't go, this city will disappear.
🛶Venice, the capital of the Veneto region in northern Italy. It is known as the "City of Water", "City of Canals", "City of a Hundred Islands", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Light", "City of Bridges" and other beautiful names. Here, there is one of the most beautiful squares in the world, "St. Mark's Square", the Phoenix Opera House that rose from the ashes, the beautiful Grand Canal, the sighing bridge described by Xu Zhimo, breathtaking arcades, and some of the most beautiful scenes in master Antoniooni's films were shot here.
It's not an exaggeration to say that Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Wherever you go, you'll be amazed by the pure beauty of the city's architecture and exquisite art. It's as if the city has a life of its own, growing naturally rather than being built. Take a ride on the Venetian people's traditional transportation, the gondola, and slowly sway through the city's long and narrow waterways. It's incredibly relaxing.
🌈Venice attractions:
🌏St. Mark's Square: also known as the Venice Central Square, has always been the public activity center for politics, religion, and traditional festivals in Venice.
🌍St. Mark's Basilica: It is the resting place of St. Mark. It was once the largest church in medieval Europe and a classic work of Venetian architecture, as well as a treasure trove of rich art collections. The church follows the Byzantine style of architecture, with a Greek cross shape and five hemispherical domes. The most famous feature of the church is its golden mosaic facade, and the interior is also famous for its golden altar and mosaic decorations. In the sunlight, the entire church shines brightly, hence it is also known as the "Golden Church".
🌍St. Mark's Campanile: standing tall in St. Mark's Square, it is the tallest building in Venice. This bell tower, made of red bricks and standing at 98.6 meters, was built in the late 15th century. It is not only the longitudinal axis of the city of Venice, but also the center of the spatial composition of the square's buildings. Standing here and looking down from the top, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Venice and the lagoon, and even have a distant view of the beautiful Alps.
🌍Rialto Bridge: also known as the Commercial Bridge, was built in 1180. Originally a wooden bridge, it was later converted into a suspension bridge. During a celebration in 1444, the bridge collapsed due to overload. From 1580 to 1592, it was rebuilt into the current stone bridge. There is a floating pavilion on the top of the bridge, and more than 20 jewelry stores and souvenir stalls on both sides, making it one of the most important commercial areas in Venice. It was once the commercial center of Europe for 300 years and served as the background for Shakespeare's famous play "The Merchant of Venice".
🌍Academy Bridge: Built in 1932, it is the second bridge on the Grand Canal of Venice after the Rialto Bridge. Located at the southernmost end of the Grand Canal, it is named after the Academy of Fine Arts to the northwest. This is a wooden single-arch bridge, and standing on the Academy Bridge, you can overlook the beautiful Church of Santa Maria della Salute.
In recent years, with the rise of water levels, the old city of Venice has become increasingly precarious, and many people have abandoned it. Scientists predict that by 2100, Venice may be completely submerged and disappear from the ground.
Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807 replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello
The history is so long that it is confusing. I can see that Venice at that time was the center of the world, and above all, I am very surprised that it is an island of population. I wanted to go many times!
The most famous of Venice is the Cathedral of St. Mark. The Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mark is the Catholic Patriarchal Cathedral in Venice, Italy, located on the east side of St. Mark's Square, connected to the Palace of the Governor. Originally it was a dedicated church for the Duke of Venice, and since 1807 it has become the cathedral of the Catholic Patriarch of Venice and the Patriarch's residence in Venice. A famous representative of Byzantine architecture, it has the reputation of “Golden Church”. With its various architectural features, including five domes, towers, colored columns and sparkling coupons adjacent to the mosaic, Venice’s St. Mark’s Cathedral is a jewel box inside and outside the building. Together with St. Mark's Cathedral, it is the decorative focal point of St. Mark's Square and one of Venice's must-see attractions. The building of St. Mark's Cathedral began in the early to mid-9th century, when Venice was a powerful maritime city state known as the Republic of Venice. The current church, built between the 11th and 13th centuries, incorporates design elements of Romanesque, Gothic and Byzantine styles, all of which give St. Mark an unquestionable appearance.
The Saint Mark’s Basilica is one of the famous architectural buildings in Venice and the reflection is stunning
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St. Mark's Square is 170 meters long in East and west, 80 meters wide in East and 55 meters wide in west. It has a total area of about 10,000 square meters. It is surrounded by magnificent palace buildings such as churches, bell towers, Governor's Palace and libraries. These buildings are beautiful, harmonious, vivid and lifelike in stone carvings. They can be said to be rare masterpieces in ancient Roman architecture. Venice is full of lions. The bronze lion standing on the column at the entrance of St. Mark's Square is the flying lion, Venice's emblem. Look at the 100-meter-high tower in the middle of the square. Its special significance is that "Galileo's astronomical telescope was used and stored in this tower. It is said that the most beautiful time of St. Mark's Square is when the tide rises, as if a huge mirror was laid on the square, so that all the buildings like inlaid in the middle of crystal or glass, appear more exquisite and exquisite, together with the colorful outdoor furnishings on the square, the people running and playing in shallow water, forming an extremely attractive picture. This kind of beauty does not belong to our visitors. Today, it is very satisfying to take a circle around "the most beautiful square in the world" and bring so many beautiful buildings into sight.