Staircase by mdilorenzo
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Description
Venice, palazzo Ducale (stitch of two).
"In 1485, the Great Council decided that a ceremonial staircase should be built within the courtyard. The design envisaged a straight axis with the rounded Foscari Arch, with alternate bands of Istrian stone and red Verona marble, linking the staircase to the Porta della Carta, and thus producing one single monumental approach from the Piazza into the heart of he building. Since 1567, the Giant's Staircase is guarded by Sansovino's two colossal statues of Mars and Neptune, which represents Venice's power by land and by sea, and therefore the reason for its name. Members of the Senate gathered before government meetings in the Senator�s Courtyard, to the right of the Giants� Staircase."
(from Wikipedia)
Comments (7)
samyyous
Great Photo,congratulations!
BecSchm
Oh, very nice!
Feliciti
wonderful details of this building and POV !!
bugatti
Bella foto ... non avevo mai fatto attenzione agli archi pseudogotici a sesto acuto ai lati ... strani ...
ia-du-lin
wonderful architecture, great pov
angora
love it!
bimm3d
fantastic!!