Capital, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy

Sculpted capital of Jupiter between Pisces and Sagittarius, and Mars between Aries and Scorpio, carved 1340-1355, thought to be by Filippo Calendario, 1315-55, from Column 18, depicting Planets and Zodiac, on the ground floor Piazzetta San Marco columns, on the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, Venice, Italy. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1340-55 Acanthus Aries Astrological Astrology Calendario Doges Ducale Filippo Jupiter Piazzetta Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Veneto Venezia Zodiac

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