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The most famous square in Venice – Piazza San Marco

July 21, 2009 By: veniceblogger Category: Venice

“The drawing room of Europe”, so was the enchanting Piazza San Marco or  St Mark’s Square called by Napoleón. It’s the only square in Venice which receives the name piazza; meanwhile the others are called Campi. The construction work had already started in the Middle Ages, but the square received its trapezium form only [...]