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It's in the famous Higher Council Hall(or Sala del Maggior Consiglio) where up to 2000 members of the aristocracy met that the Republic showed all its magnificence. This is an impressive hall, monumental in size. Here, all the Republic's power and glory was on show, not only because of its incredible size, but also for the inestimable value of its wall and ceiling decorations. We can just imagine the stupor and marvel the room excited in all those setting foot in it, and this was the purpose for which is was designed. Rebuilt after the terrible 1577 fire, as a result of which the Doge Sebastiano Venier died of heartbreak, this hall was literally covered in sumptuous decoration: Veronese contributed with a splendid Deification of Venice and on the ceiling, there are works by Bassano, Palma the young, but mainly Tintoretto, author of the immense Paradise. It is the biggest oil painting in the world, a work started when Tintoretto was older and then finished by his son Domenico, it is a work in which you see the artist's typical mystic light. On three sides of the hall, just under the ceiling's gilt decorations, there are the 76 portraits of the Doges, from the ninth, Obelerio, to the eighty-first Francesco Venier, work of Tintoretto. They sum up the history of Venice, including the tale of Marin Faliero, the Doge accused of high treason whose portrait is covered by a black cloth. - St. Mark's Basilica - The mightiest of Venetian monuments, the one that really shows the greatness of Venice is undoubtedly the Basilica of San Marco. It was built over several centuries, frequently transformed and enriched with precious treasures, often from the Far East. Its architecture, a mixture of Byzantine, Roman and Venetian, is the work of artists and craftsmen coming from all over. It can be considered a real laboratory, a living organism, developing and transforming over the centuries. The story goes that Mark, one the four Evangelists together with Luke, Mathew and John, was given the task of writing his Gospel by Peter himself and did so in Rome. The Venetians chose him as their patron saint because of his ties with Rome thus declaring their independence of the Byzantine Church. Venetian merchants, along the Eastern routes, often stopped at Alexandria to pray on the saint's tomb. And it was in 828 A.D. that two Venetian merchants stole his remains and brought them back to Venice by ship, after hiding them in a chest full of vegetables and pork to avoid strict Muslim control. When the saint's body reached Venice it was welcomed in triumph and the Doge had a new church built as his tomb. The Basilica was supposed to be inspired by the Byzantine model, the ancient Church of the Apostles in Constantinople. The Doge's decision turned out to be a strategic, decisive choice for Venice's prosperity: it musn't be forgotten that in the Middle Ages, owning a saint's remains meant great earnings for a city. Veneration, at times of just a few bones, meant increased trade and cultural exchange. Furthermore, there are twelve Apostles, but only four Evangelists. Owning the entire body of one of them was an exceptional fact for Venice. The symbol of St Mark, a winged lion armed with a sword, became the city's emblem. A simple symbol to represent civil virtues, strength and courage. The church facade is a gothic masterpiece, a rich composition of columns, arches, spires and reliefs that as in all medieval churches often represent characters, crafts or scenes from daily life. It even shows an old man biting his hand: legend has it that this is the church architect, removed from his position when he said that he could have built an even more beautiful one. The Church structure is enormous: five great arches support five gigantic domes. Yet all this architecture seems just to dissolve into the golden gleam of the mosaics, the most extraordinary, engaging sight. To obtain this splendid effect, all the tiny squares lean in different directions in order to better catch and reflect the light from no matter which angle. - The Bridge of Sighs - The name is an invention of Romantic literature; legend says that from this bridge one could hear the sighs of the condemned as they were being led to prison. TheBridge of Sighs, that houses two overlapping corridors, was built at the beginning of the 17th century form a design by Antonio Continand used to serve as a link between the Old Prisons, in the Doge's Palace, and the New Prisons, situated beyond the Palazzo River. Its arched profile, suspended over the water of the Palazzo Rio, composes one of the most famous scenes of the city. - The Rialto Bridge - The Rialto Bridge is the most famous of the bridges that cross the Grand Canal (the other two are the Accademia Bridge and the Scalzi). In this area, which originally housed the food market, there has always been a canal crossing, at first, a simple bridge of boats, and later a real wooden bridge, made from two inclined ramps with a mobile section in the middle, in order to allow the passage of ships. The current Rialto Bridge, a stone arch, was constructed under the supervision of Antonio da Ponte, between 1588 and 1591. The construction was made difficult by the conditions of instability and by the height of the sea bottom. The structure, very similar in style to the previous wooden bridge, is formed by two inclined ramps, with shops on each side, covered by a portico. When Venice was a marine power, that navigated and traded throughout a good part of the modern world, big cargo ships coming from many other countries stopped here in order to unload and sell their merchandise wholesale. Here gathered Venetians, with silk and spices from the Orient, traders from Lombardy and Florence who offered work in metal and textiles, together with Germans and many others coming from other parts of Italy and from across the Alps. Today the Rialto Bridge is one of the most visited tourist attractions of the city. Grotta Gigante From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search
Grotta Gigante ("Giant Cave", Slovene: Briška jama), also known as Riesengrotte or as Grotta di Brisciachi, is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Carso, in the municipality of Sgonico. Its central cavern is 107 metres (351 ft) high, 65 metres (213 ft) wide and 130 metres (430 ft) long putting it in the 1995 Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest tourist cave. The cave contains many large stalactites and stalagmites, many of exceptional beauty. A feature of the stalagmites is their "dish-pile" appearance, formed by water dropping from up to 80 m (260 ft) above and depositing calcium carbonate over a wide area.
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The enormous hall is 107 m (351 ft) high, 130 m (430 ft) long and 65 m (213 ft) large. A steep yet comfortable path with atmospheric electric lighting allows the visitor to spend about 45 minutes in this impressive underground world with its rich calcite concretions, the highest of which is no less than 12 m (39 ft) high. Its exceptional spatial characteristics, and the constant temperatures in the giant cave throughout the year, have led to the placement of two geodetic pendula (which hang down from about 100m above 100 m (330 ft) and are the longest in the world)[citation needed]) and other scientific instruments. [edit] History The cave was first explored by Antonio Federico Lindner in 1840. At the time, the karst behind Trieste was being searched for underground water from the Timavo river so as to be able to plan the city's aqueduct. In 1897, it was fully mapped by Andrea Perko, in 1905, properly equipped for guided tours and, in 1908, inaugurated. After World War I, ownership went to the Julian Alpine Society. Tourism only really began in 1957, when electricity was installed, unveiling new perspectives and details. [edit] Museum The Museum of speleology is near the cave and, besides the various speleological, geological and paleontological finds, it also includes some valuable archeological pieces and a poster collection of the cave. Two wide parking lots are available on the outside. Visits are scheduled in good times and with expert guides. Referenze Telefono/Fax: +39/040.327312
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