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Bell tower of the church of the Santi Apostoli di Cristo ( Holy Apostles of Christ ) by Alessandro Vittoria 1575 Campo Santi Apostoli, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �The 7th Century campanile was destroyed by the fire of 1105. Rebuilt 1450, renovated 1601-09 by Francesco di Piero, brought down by a storm in 1659 and rebuilt 1672-1720 to a design by Andrea Tirali. Jan Morris says that an old and simple sacristan fell from the campanile soon after its completion in 1672(?) but was caught by the minute hand on the clock, and so was slowly lowered to a parapet as time passed.� ( Santi Apostoli , The Churches of Venice)

Bell tower of the church of the Santi Apostoli di Cristo ( Holy Apostles of Christ ) by Alessandro Vittoria 1575 Campo Santi Apostoli, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �The 7th Century campanile was destroyed by the fire of 1105. Rebuilt 1450, renovated 1601-09 by Francesco di Piero, brought down by a storm in 1659 and rebuilt 1672-1720 to a design by Andrea Tirali. Jan Morris says that an 'old and simple' sacristan fell from the campanile soon after its completion in 1672(?) but was caught by the minute hand on the clock, and so was slowly lowered to a parapet as time passed.� ( Santi Apostoli , The Churches of Venice)

Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli Campiello dei Miracoli, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the �marble church�, it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The organisation �Save Venice� restored the church over a period of ten years, from 1987 to 1997 (they had estimated as period of two years). The marble cladding contained 14 percent of salts, and was on the point of bursting. All marble cladding was removed, and cleaned in stainless steel tanks, in a solution of distilled water. The restoration was calculated to cost 1 million dollars, the final cost was 4 million dollars. The main altar is reached by a series of steps. The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramantes churches in Milan.� ( Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli , Wikipedia)

Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli Campiello dei Miracoli, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Venice, Italy. Also known as the �marble church�, it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The organisation �Save Venice� restored the church over a period of ten years, from 1987 to 1997 (they had estimated as period of two years). The marble cladding contained 14 percent of salts, and was on the point of bursting. All marble cladding was removed, and cleaned in stainless steel tanks, in a solution of distilled water. The restoration was calculated to cost 1 million dollars, the final cost was 4 million dollars. The main altar is reached by a series of steps. The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramante's churches in Milan.� ( Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli , Wikipedia)

Fa�ade of the church of the Madonna dellOrto Campo della Madonna dellOrto, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �The fa�ade, built in 1460�1464, has sloping sides and is in brickwork, divided in three parts by two pilasters strips. The two side sections have quadruple mullioned windows, while the central has a large rose window. The portal is surmounted by a pointed arch with white stone decorations portraying, on the summit, St. Christopher, the Madonna and the Archangel Gabriel by Nicol� di Giovanni Fiorentino and Antonio Rizzo. Under is a tympanum, in porphyry, supported by circular pilaster strips. The whole is included into a porch with Corinthian columns. The upper central section is decorated by small arches and bas-reliefs with geometrical motifs. The upper sides have instead twelve niches each, containing statues of the Apostles. Five other Gothic niches are in the central section, with 18th-century statues representing Prudence, Charity, Faith, Hope and Temperance, taken from th...

Fa�ade of the church of the Madonna dell'Orto Campo della Madonna dell'Orto, Cannaregio Venice, September 2013 �The fa�ade, built in 1460�1464, has sloping sides and is in brickwork, divided in three parts by two pilasters strips. The two side sections have quadruple mullioned windows, while the central has a large rose window. The portal is surmounted by a pointed arch with white stone decorations portraying, on the summit, St. Christopher, the Madonna and the Archangel Gabriel by Nicol� di Giovanni Fiorentino and Antonio Rizzo. Under is a tympanum, in porphyry, supported by circular pilaster strips. The whole is included into a porch with Corinthian columns. The upper central section is decorated by small arches and bas-reliefs with geometrical motifs. The upper sides have instead twelve niches each, containing statues of the Apostles. Five other Gothic niches are in the central section, with 18th-century statues representing Prudence, Charity, Faith, Hope and Temperance, tak...

Palazzo Molin a San Basegio Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Lungo Seen from the Giudecca Canal Venice, September 2013

Chiesa di SantEufemia ( SantEufemia church ) Fondamenta SantEufemia, Giudecca Venice, September 2013 �It was initially built in the 9th century in the Venetian-Byzantine style. It was restored and rebuilt several times, finally in the 18th century, when the fa�ade was altered, stucco applied to the central nave and the ceiling vaults of the interior and three altarpieces added - �Jesus among the Doctors� in the Chapel of St Francis, a 1771 Visitation of the Virgin by Giambattista Canal and �The Adoration of the Magi� by Jacopo Marieschi (the third of these has now been moved elsewhere). The ceiling painting is also by Canal in the style of Tiepolo and shows scenes relating to the churchs patron saint - her baptism in the left aisle, the saint in glory in the central nave and episodes from her life in the right aisle. Its right side overlooks the Giudecca canal and has a portico with Doric style columns, taken from the nearby church and monastery of Santi Biagio e Cataldo during the lat...

Chiesa di Sant'Eufemia ( Sant'Eufemia church ) Fondamenta Sant'Eufemia, Giudecca Venice, September 2013 �It was initially built in the 9th century in the Venetian-Byzantine style. It was restored and rebuilt several times, finally in the 18th century, when the fa�ade was altered, stucco applied to the central nave and the ceiling vaults of the interior and three altarpieces added - �Jesus among the Doctors� in the Chapel of St Francis, a 1771 'Visitation of the Virgin' by Giambattista Canal and �The Adoration of the Magi� by Jacopo Marieschi (the third of these has now been moved elsewhere). The ceiling painting is also by Canal in the style of Tiepolo and shows scenes relating to the church's patron saint - her baptism in the left aisle, the saint in glory in the central nave and episodes from her life in the right aisle. Its right side overlooks the Giudecca canal and has a portico with Doric style columns, taken from the nearby church and monastery of Santi B...

Yellow house, Fondamenta della Giudecca Burano , Venetian Lagoon Venice, September 2013