World-Famous Piazza
Neighborhood: San Marco
Nearest Train: ACTV Vallaresso 1, 82, N; San Zaccaria 1, 82, 41, 42, 51, 52, 82, N
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Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when you look up at the basilica, the piazza seems enormous, although it is only 175 meters long. On both sides of the piazza are the Procuratie, which housed the procurators of San Marco. The centerpiece of the piazza is the Basilica di San MarcoThe oldest of these (probably built by Codussi) are on your left when you face the basilica; Longhena built the ones on the right later, in 1640. The most recent buildings, commissioned by Napoleon in 1810, lie behind.
24hrsAssociated Events
Elton JohnJul 9th, 2008
9:00PM
Née Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Sir Elton John and his illustrious musical legacy are sure to make their presence felt this Venetian night as he makes a special appearance at the Piazza San Marco to crank out some well-loved hits.
On the Web: Elton John.
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A Must-See
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Reviewed by:wjrussell623 from on Jun 11 2008
Great city
The only problem is that it was expensive when we were visiting because of the falling value of the ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 11 2008
Must see
Venice is amazing.There is no other place in world like venice.The best place to see in Venice is th...
Reviewed by:js_jewel1 from on Dec 23 2007
