Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. To the left is the Colonna de San Todaro, with a statue of the Byzantine saint San Teodoro Amasea, 12th century, by Nicolo Barattieri. To the right is the edge of the Campanile of St Mark's or Campanile di San Marco, the brick bell tower of the basilica, dating to 1514. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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