Atlas statue, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy
Atlas statue at the entrance to the Scala d'Oro or Golden Staircase, on the first floor gallery of the courtyard of the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 in Venetian Gothic style, residence of the Doge of Venice, supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, now a museum, in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13973092
Media ID
45437766
Size
4278px x 7087px
(9.6MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
