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Piazza San Marco, known in English as St. Mark's Square, is the principal, and perhaps most famous, square of Venice. The Piazza originated in the 9th century and was enlarged to its present size and shape in 1177. The inadvertent forced perspective is a result of a center canal having been filled in, leaving the trapezoidal space that we see today. A remark erroneously attributed to Napoleon refers to St. Mark’s as "The drawing room of Europe" for its comfortable scale and acoustics. The square is home to many tourist shops, cafes, and pigeons. At night, visitors can enjoy live music outside the cafes. |
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- Abbey of San Fruttuoso
- Academy of Fine Arts
- Angevin Castle
- Arch of Constantine
- Arch of Titus
- Basilica di San Marco
- Basilica St. Anthony
- Bridge of Sighs
- Cappella degli Scrovegni
- Casa di Guilietta
- Castello Sforzesco
- Castelvecchio
- Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli
- Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Colosseum
- Doges Palace
- Galleria Vittorio
- Giardini Pubblici
- Grand Canal
- House of Loreius Tiburtinus
- House of the Faun
- House of the Vettii
- La Scala Opera House
- Largo Argentina
- Leaning Tower
- Little Theatre
- Marina Piccola Lido
- Marina Grande
- Mount Vesuvius
- Musei Civici degli Eremitani
- Museo Alessandro Volta
- Museo Correale di Terranova
- Museo Nazionale di San Matteo
- Paintings of Narcissus
- Palazzo Reale-Milan
- Palazzo Reale-Naples
- Palazzo Reale-Pisa
- Palazzo Vecchio
- Pantheon
- Piazza della Signoria
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Pisa Baptistry
- Pompeii
- Ponte Scaligero
- Ponte Vecchio
- Roman Forum
- Saint Marks Square
- Saint Peters Basilica
- San Carlo Opera House
- San Croce Church
- San Zeno Maggiore
- Santa Lucia
- Scuola di San Rocco
- Sistine Chapel
- The Amphitheatre
- The Broletto
- The Cathedral and Duomo
- The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
- The Duomo
- The Duomo Pisa
- The Forum
- The Grand Theatre
- The House of the Tragic Poet
- The Jewish Cemetery
- The Jewish Ghetto
- The Museo Bottacin
- The Museo Civico
- The Palestra
- The Vatican
- Town Hall
- Uffizi Gallery
- Vatican Museums
- Villa dei Misteri
- Villa Olmo
- Wedding Cake