Doge's Palace and Riva Degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy

The Riva degli Schiavoni in the evening, with the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale on the right, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, and in the distance, the Punta della Dogana with the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, designed by Baldassare Longhena in Baroque style, built 1631-87, Venice, Italy. Behind the Doge's Palace is the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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The Riva degli Schiavoni in the evening, with the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale on the right, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, and in the distance, the Punta della Dogana with the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, designed by Baldassare Longhena in Baroque style, built 1631-87, Venice, Italy. Behind the Doge's Palace is the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen