Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice, Italy

Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, built 1481-89 by Pietro Lombardo in Renaissance style, to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, Venice, Italy. The early Venetian Renaissance facade has a false arcade design of coloured marble, which was restored 1987-97. 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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Venice, Veneto, Italy