Lamar dodd st marks square bell tower
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Where: Piazza San Marco
When: October and November , from November to April , from April to to June , from July to September Ticket Office closing one hour before.
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Prices: € 8
€ 4 Reduced
Tips: Enjoy the view on a clear sky day or at sunset.
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Nestled in the heart of St. Marks Square, the the bell tower “il Campanile”,
usually called “El Paron de casa”, i.e.
the house owner, may go unnoticed. Once you know its history, this won’t happen.
Almost meter tall, it is one of the highest bell towers in Italy.
UGA Art Department, Lamar Dodd.Its simplicity makes it so charming. The red bricks are interrupted by the whiteness of the bell chamber. At the top the gold statue of Archangel Gabriel.
The original building was a lighthouse of the IXth century, while the actual Campanile is the result of subsequent works.
Curiosities:
In , the famous scientist Galileo Galilei tested his telescope from the Campanile.
In the Campanile collapsed.
It took ten year