One of the architectural treasures in the city of Venice is its beautiful mansions having gothic arches and tall buildings with balconies facing towards the Grand Canal. The architectural beauty at Venice aptly tells about the real beauty of Italian architecture and milieu. Rest we can sum up our knowledge about Venice from the briefs of various landmarks existing in Venice.
• Basilica San Marco: Spread around in area of about over two square kilometres of beautiful mosaics, the Basilica of San Marco is one of the most elegant sights related to Venice. St. Mark’s church is home to a good number of treasures like the ‘Pala d’Oro’, a masterpiece in gold, many precious glasses, amphoras, cups, carvings and statues. This huge church is constructed over on a Greek cross plan is crowned with five huge domes. Developed as a shrine to St. Mark in the 9th century, this church was devastated in a strong fire. The entire building was demolished in the 11th century to make a path for a more radical and impressive building and thus this way become the Cathedral of Venice, where a number of state ceremonies and programs take place. In the basilica, there is existed a lift that helps to have a panoramic view of the rooftops and lagoon to visitors at the church.
• Accademia: It is a museum gallery showcasing the pre-19th century art in Venice. It is situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal. The name Accademia is also been provided to the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell. The academia initially was started as an art school.
• Piazza San Marco: Apt to the remarks of Napoleon, the St. Mark’s Square is a finest drawing room in Europe. This square had been quite a popular tourist attraction for centuries and you even can see a number of pigeons there residing at the square. One can have a better idea of Venetian life there as square as there at the square one can forget oneself in an exciting atmosphere. There are many cafes in the s square showing up a live music. No doubt it is one of the best pizzas in the world. St. Mark’s Square is surrounded on three sides by the arcades of public buildings, the Procuratie Nuove (south), the Procuratie Vecchie (north) and the Ala Napoleonica (west). The beauty of the square is get added to its pleasure with domes of extraordinary Basilica San Marco adding to the overall character of the place. The 15th-century Torre dell’Orologio clock tower rises high above the entrance to the Mercerie and the bell is struck every hour. St. Mark’s Square can be understood as the one of the lowest areas in the city and get covered with water in high tide.
• Canal Grande: The Grand Canal is a lifeline of Venice. It works as a major water traffic corridor in the city. The public transport at Grand Canal is provided via water buses and private water taxis. For a luxurious travel of the city many travel loves sailing across it in gondola. The one end of the canal goes into lagoon near Santa Lucia railway station and the other one connect it to Saint Mark Basin. It is around 3,800 m long, 30-90 m wide canal with an average depth of five meters (16.5ft).
• Doge’s Palace: This gothic style palace in Venice is residence of the Doge of Venice. Its two fronts appear and see towards Venetian Lagoon and St Mark’s square or better known the Piazzetta. Its present palace was made about the period from 1309 to 1324 and was designed by Filippo Calenadario. Now the building acts as a museum with paintings from Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese that showcases the grandeur of Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese and others.
• Arsenal: The Venetian Arsenal, the place employed as a purpose of shipyard for many state owned shipyards and armories and a naval depot for munitions and storage facilities as they were joined together in Venice. It had reputation of being the largest industrial complex in Europe before the Industrial Revolution and it was expanded around in 45 ha or fifteen percent of Venice. Under its ship producing activities the Arsenal is being understood as generator of excessive wealth to the city that exited till the fall of Napoleon in 1797.
• Bridge of Sighs: This enclosed bridge made of white limestone has widows with stone bars. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and was used for carrying prisoners to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. The bridge was designed by Antoni Contino and was constructed in 1602.
• Ca’ Pesaro: It is a baroque marble palace facing Grand Canal of Venice. The palace was designed by Baldassarre Longhena in mid-17th century and it was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710. The use of heavy columns is ensued in construction of the palace. Presently it is named as Venice museum of Modern Art and it contains paintings and works by Klimt, Bonnard, Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee, Rouault, Matisse, Moore, Morandi, De Chirico, Boccioni and others. Though its upper floor is devoted to Museo d’ Arte Orientale and have about 30,000 artifacts from Japan, Indonesia and Japan.
• Ca’ Vendramin Calergi: It is a square situated at the Grand Canal in Venice and is associated with the artists like Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Palazzodf Loredan Vendramin Calergi, and Palazzo Loredan Griman Calergi Vendramin. In the past many celebrities used to live here in the past. Now it is residence to Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia) and the Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner).
Some other important and landmarks of value in Venice are San Giorgio Maggiore, St. Mark, Santa Maria della Salute, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Santi Giovanni e Paolo and others.