St Marks Campanile Posters and Art Prints

Looking over the waters of the Venetian Lagoon to the Campanile (bell tower) in St Mark's Square, Venice. It is late afternoon and the skies are stormy, allowing the late sunlight to illuminate the tower. The Camapanile as we see it now is a reconstruction finished in 1912 as the original building, completed in 1514, collapsed in 1902. It's original purpose was as a watch tower and after the belfry was added, the bells regulated the life oif the city.

Campanile San Marco and Doge's Palace, Venice Number of views as of 23rd June 2016 = 1300. St Mark's Campanile, the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, is located in a corner of St Mark's square and is a recognizable symbol of the city. The tower is 98.6 meters tall, and is capped by a pyramidal spire, at the top of which sits a golden weathervane in the form of the archangel Gabriel. The campanile reached its present form in 1514. As it stands today, however, the tower is a reconstruction, completed in 1912 after the collapse of 1902. The Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale di Venezia) was the residence of the Doge of Venice. The current palace was largely constructed between 1309 to 1424, designed perhaps by Filippo Calendario. It re...

The Bell Tower (Campanile) of Sty Mark's Square, Venice showing the sun glinting off the gold statue of Archangel Gabriel and the winged lion, the symbol of Venice.

I shot this from the bell tower in St. Mark's Square.

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