Venice: The Duke's Palace by sandra46

Photography • Architecture • posted on Mar 22, 2014

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The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale, Doge is the Venetian for Duke) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of Venice. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice. In 810 AD, the Doge moved the seat of government from the island of Malamocco to the area of the present-day Rialto. However, no traces remains of that 9th-century building partially destroyed in the 10th century by a fire. The following reconstruction works changed the entire layout of the St. Mark's Square, but only few traces remain of that palace at the ground floor of the new Gothic palace.Its constructions started around 1340. During the centuries there were fires, new wings and apartments added, until it became a museum, owned by the Italian State. The oldest part of the palace is the façade overlooking the lagoon, you can see in the photo. The white and pink stone work is a reminder of the fact that once Venice was made of wood, with wattle-and-daub walls: only after a number of terrible fires the Doge moved the glass works to the Island of Murane, and started to rebuild the city in stone. Actually, Venice is an immense pile dwelling built over more than a hundred islands in the midddle of a marshy lagoon. In order to overcome the difficulties, Venetians developed unusual building techniques, using impermeable Istrian stone supported by wooden rafts with larch timber and pile, mostly pine timber. Most buildings in Venice, therefore, still stand solidly on piles more than 500 years old. Thanks for your kind comments.

Comments (34)

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CarolusB

12:15PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Every time I see one of your pictures, I want to get on a train and go back to take photographs there ;-))

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claude19

12:18PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

a beautiful photograph of the Doge's Palace, seen from the sea .. why large ships they graze the splendor that is Venice ... (I visited the city via a German detective series .. . discovered there alleys and places outside postcards!)

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Jean_C

12:25PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Wonderful architecture and superb shot with the water in the foreground, excellent!

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Leije

12:31PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Beautiful capture of this mythic town, with the wave and the water color !

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durleybeachbum

1:18PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Fab pic and fascinating info!

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Radar_rad-dude

1:22PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

A wonderful photo and amazing information, Sandra! Thanks for sharing!

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magnus073

1:53PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Wow Sandra, I was blown away not only by the dramatic appearance of the setting here but also the detail of the buildings. One can hardly imagine a more beautiful setting on earth than this Doge's Venetian Palace. Even though I'm currently battling the flu, I had to get up to see your latest upload.

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Star4mation

2:09PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Super photo Sandra :)

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prutzworks

2:31PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

like the pastel tones, well done! thanks for info

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eekdog

2:43PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

a water world place, looks so beautiful there..

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Faemike55

3:20PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Beautiful building and cool information

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jayfar

3:56PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Venice is a wonderful place and this is a wonderful photograph Sandra.

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MagikUnicorn

9:24PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

Beautiful view

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Richardphotos

9:27PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

very beautiful capture and architecture

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danapommet

9:49PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

A beautiful photo Sandra, from the water side - The Duke's Palace is a landmark, in Venice, even for Americans!

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jocko500

10:02PM | Sat, 22 March 2014

wow what a building. guess you can go into it? I know I would if I can. lovely shot to show how big this is

sandra46

11:27AM | Sun, 23 March 2014

yes you can visit it and there are a number of tours. Here you can see a virtual tour http://www.welcome3d.it/demo/palazzoducale/9 , unfortunately the info is in Italian, but you can get a good idea. The Ponte dei Sospiri or bridge of Sighs is seen from inside. The Room of the Fanti do Mar is the Room of the Headquarters of the Republic of Venice's Marines Here http://palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en/home/ is the Palace's website in English. Enjoiy!

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