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07-MAR-2012

Venezia. Piazza San Marco. Campanile

St Mark's Campanile (Campanile di San Marco in Italian) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, located in the Piazza San Marco. It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
The tower is 98.6 metres (323 ft) tall, and stands alone in a corner of St Mark's Square, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, 12 metres (39 ft) wide on each side and 50 metres (160 ft) tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice (la Giustizia: Justice). The tower 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. The current tower was reconstructed in its present form in 1912 after the collapse of 1902.

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Bob White15-Apr-2012 07:02
Nice perspective and a nice narrative to accompany it ...v
marko gregoric15-Apr-2012 06:58
Superb perspective. V
Richard Glenn15-Apr-2012 06:37
That's an amazing brick structure, very beautiful lines, well caught!. V
Knox O15-Apr-2012 04:53
very grand!
Bryan Murahashi15-Apr-2012 03:59
Very nice photo of this tall tower. V
Guest 15-Apr-2012 03:35
Beautiful perspective, stretching way into the sky...limitless
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