Piazza San Marco - Venice / Italy
N 45° 26.019 E 012° 20.379
33T E 291912 N 5034568
View of the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace, view to observe the acqua alta.
Waymark Code: WMTZWX
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
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"Piazza San Marco (Italian pronunciation: ['pjattsa sam 'marko]; Venetian: Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (see plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them.
A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe" (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven)."