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Venice from the Campanile, looking north, Italy

Looking NNE from the Campanile, Venice, Italy

Looking north from the Campanile to the huge church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (also known as San Zanipolo), Venice, Italy

Santa Maria della Salute church, Venice, Italy

Giudecca Island from the north, with the church of Il Redentore (The Redeemer), Venice, Italy

Piazzetta San Marco with the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) to the left and Biblioteca Marciana (Sansovino Library) to the right

Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) with the Procuratie Vecchie (building) at its northern side, Venice, Italy

The Procuratie Vecchie (building) at the north side of Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square), Venice, Italy

The Torre dell'Orologio with Procuratie Vecchie (building) beyond, on the northern side of Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

The Torre dell'Orologio, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) over the Rio del Palazzo, Venice, Italy

Gondolas passing beneath the Ponte del Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) on the Rio del Palazzo, Venice, Italy

Colonnade of the Palazzo Ducale (Dog's Palace) facing on to Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Italy

The Drunkenness of Noah sculpture on the 'Vine Angle' above the first capital in the Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy

The Adam & Eve/Fall of Man sculpture on the 'Fig Tree Angle' above the 18th capital in the Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy

West-facing facade with 16th Century balcony of Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

West-facing facade of Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) with 12th Century granite column topped by the bronze Lion of Saint Mark, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Italy

Scala d'Oro (Golden Staircase) (Jacopo Sansovino, built 1538-1559), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

A Bocca di Leone - Lion's mouth - with an open slot mouth through which denunciations (of tax evasion, for example) could be dropped in secret, Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Door detail, Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Doge Gerolamo Priuli receiving the sword and balance of Justice (Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-1594), Atrio Quadrato, Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Jove (Jupiter) giving Venice dominion over the Adriatic (Bambini, 1651-1739), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Juno presenting Venice with the peacock and thunderbolt (Nicolo Bambini, 1651-1739), Sala delle Quattro Porte, Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Ceiling of Sala del Collegio (Paolo Veronese, 1575-82), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Ceiling of Sala del Senato (Senate Chamber), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Paradise (detail) oil on canvas (1588-92) by workshop of Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-94) under the supervision of his son Domenico Robusti, Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

Courtyard, Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Basilica San Marco (St Mark's Basilica) from courtyard of Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Cortile dei Senatori (Senators' Courtyard) looking to Arco Foscari (arch), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Looking through Arco Foscari to Scala dei Giganti (Giant's Staircase), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Arco Foscari and Scala dei Giganti (Giant's Staircase), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy

Scala dei Giganti (Giant's Staircase), Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), Venice, Italy