Doge's Palace

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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/18/2021 - 00:00
If you’ve been to Venice, you may or may not have noticed two columns on the Doge Palace’s loggiato looking a different color from all others (if you haven’t…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/06/2020 - 00:00
As regular travel to Italy is not expected to resume any time soon, and as museums remain closed following the latest emergency decree by the country’s prime…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/19/2020 - 00:00
What has reopened in Venice in terms of museums and monuments? The situation is so confusing that when I asked a local tour guide, even she wasn’t sure. …
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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/01/2017 - 06:25
A Venice landmark, St. Mark’s Square is the result of a long series of interventions that took place from the 9th century, the time of the first settlement,…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/22/2016 - 00:00
[Photo: reconstruction of the original medieval facade of Florence's Duomo by Arnolfo di Cambio’s at the revamped and enlarged Opera del Duomo museum in…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/03/2015 - 02:00
While Venice is swarmed by A-listers and their fans these days due to the Venice Film Festival, let’s step off the red carpet for a moment to immerse ourselves…
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by Anonymous (not verified) | Sun, 03/09/2014 - 03:00
“The Serenissimo Prince. History and Stories of Dogi and Dogaresse” is an exhibition currently on view at Venice’s Doge Palace. In the renovated spaces of the…
by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 12/06/2011 - 08:41
Venice's famed Bridge of Sighs has reopened in its original splendor after three years of restoration efforts.The notable bridge has been covered in…