Album Friuli-Venezia Giulia from Martin M. Miles

Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:48:39 +0000

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

A legend in the "Alexander romance" has Alexander the Great, wishing to see the whole world from above. To do this he harnessed two large birds or griffins with a seat for him between them. To entice them to keep flying higher he placed meat (some say "roasted puppies") on two skewers which he held above their heads

Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:23:50 +0000

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Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 21:41:01 +0000

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Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 20:28:24 +0000

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Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:54:24 +0000

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Venezia - Basilica di San Marco

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:37:10 +0000

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Venezia - PELLICCIOLI

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 22:09:23 +0000

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Venezia - La Maddalena

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:53:59 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Santa Maria della Maddalena (aka "La Maddalena") was designed by the Venetian architect Tommaso Temanza (1705-89).

The entrance to the church is surmounted by the inscription SAPIENTIA AEDIFICAVIT SIBI DOMUM (Wisdom has built herself a home).

Venezia - Poste

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:34:21 +0000

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Venezia - Campo San Tomà

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:42:27 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

The "Chiesa di San Tomà" is located at "Camp San Tomà, a small square in the San Polo neighbourhood.

Venezia

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:23:59 +0000

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Burano

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:12:39 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Burano consists of four individual islands separated by canals and connected by bridges. Originally there were five islands separated by another canal. However, this has been filled in. Today, less than 3000 people live here.

Since the 16th century was known for laces, that were produced here, today the traditional colorfully painted houses attract tourists.

Burano

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:53:22 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Burano consists of four individual islands separated by canals and connected by bridges. Originally there were five islands separated by another canal. However, this has been filled in. Today, less than 3000 people live here.

Since the 16th century Burano was known for laces, that were produced here, today the traditional colorfully painted houses attract tourists.

Torcello - Chiesa di Santa Fosca

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:11:32 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

Next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (see previous uploads) is the Church of Santa Fosca. It owes its origin to the tomb of a martyr. According to tradition, the relics of the martyr Santa Fosca were brought to Torcello from the oasis of Sabrata in Libya before the year 1011. The church is a central building from the 11th century with a Greek cross in an octagon.

Torcello - Chiesa di Santa Fosca

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:59:29 +0000

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Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

Next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (see previous uploads) is the Church of Santa Fosca. It owes its origin to the tomb of a martyr. According to tradition, the relics of the martyr Santa Fosca were brought to Torcello from the oasis of Sabrata in Libya before the year 1011. The church is a central building from the 11th century with a Greek cross in an octagon.

An exceptional marble baptismal font. The evil creatures seem to flee from it.

Torcello - Chiesa di Santa Fosca

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:54:07 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

Next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (see previous uploads) is the Church of Santa Fosca. It owes its origin to the tomb of a martyr. According to tradition, the relics of the martyr Santa Fosca were brought to Torcello from the oasis of Sabrata in Libya before the year 1011. The church is a central building from the 11th century with a Greek cross in an octagon.

Torcello - Chiesa di Santa Fosca

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:42:50 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

Next to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta (see previous uploads) is the Church of Santa Fosca. It owes its origin to the tomb of a martyr. According to tradition, the relics of the martyr Santa Fosca were brought to Torcello from the oasis of Sabrata in Libya before the year 1011. The church is a central building from the 11th century with a Greek cross in an octagon.

Torcello - Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:50:39 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

The island owes its importance in art history to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. The basilica seen today was consecrated in 1008 and was probably completed by the middle of the 11th century. It has much 11th and 12th-century Byzantine work, including mosaics.

The ruins of the round baptistery in front of the church

Torcello - Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:34:41 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Torcello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300. Today it is less than 20.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

The island owes its importance in art history to the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta. The basilica seen today was consecrated in 1008 and was probably completed by the middle of the 11th century. It has much 11th and 12th-century Byzantine work, including mosaics.

Torcello

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 17:46:47 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Tocello island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before St Mark's Basilica was built.

Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be populated by those Veneti who fled the "terra ferma" to take shelter from the barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum in 452. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the relics of Saint Heliodorus, now the patron saint of the island.

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading center. In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than Venice.

A serious issue for Torcello was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century. Navigation in the laguna was impossible and traders ceased calling at the island. The growing swamps also seriously aggravated malaria.

As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island. In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300.

Torcello's numerous palazzi, its twelve parishes, and its sixteen cloisters have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material.

Today's main attraction is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639, and the 12th-century church of Santa Fosca.