Ted's Excellent Pictures Taken In Venice Italy
October 2009
San Zaccaria



San Marco



West Balcony of the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), San Marco
"Doge" is the Venitian word for Duke (English) or Duce (Italian), and was the chief magistrate and leader of Venice (elected for life)



South façade of the Doge's Palace.



The Campanile (Belfry), Venice's tallest structure, in Piazza San Marco
It was here that Galileo demonstrated the telescope to the Doge (almost exactly 400 years ago, on Aug 25 1609)



Procuratie Vecchie ("Old office building"), ca. 1500, at Piazza San Marco



















Ponte dell'Acadamia



Just proving I was here



From Ponte di Rialto at sunset



From Ponte di Rialto at sunset


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