
Gaudy hotel neon lights
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Chapel Gate
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Palazzo window arches
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Church entrance pediment Chiesa di San Stae
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Political Grafetti This is pretty much the way I feel about politics in the United Kingdom...
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Fish market pillar top One of the best seafood markets I have ever seen was being carried out...
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Rialto bridge arch
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Winged lion sculpture
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Lion statue Piazza San Marco
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Zodiac sundial clock Torre dell' Orologio, Piazza San Marco The gold zodiac symbols on this...
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Torre dell' Orologio, Piazza San Marco I love the gold stars on the blue background on this tower. It captured my...
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Moorish bell tollers Torre dell' Orologio, Piazza San Marco It is interesting that these...
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The Lion of St Mark Torre dell' Orologio, Piazza San Marco This is one noble looking lion. I...
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Basilica di San Marco, One big artwork beyond description - numerous sculptures, mosaics and sculpting.
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Man carrying jar statue Basilica di San Marco
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Venetians bringing St Marco home- mosaic The first St. Mark's church in Venice was a temporary building in the...
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The cruxifiction of Jesus Christ- mosaic Basilica di San Marco Mary is shown in the lower lefthand corner.
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Removing Jesus from the cross - mosaic Basilica di San Marco Workmen remove the body of Jesus Christ from...
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The Horses of Saint Mark Basilica di San Marco - The Horses of Saint Mark were installed on the...
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The Horses of Saint Mark Basilica di San Marco
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A disguised water spout which astonishingly resembled Michaelango's David. Basilica di San Marco
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A golden statue of the St Mark Lion Basilica di San Marco
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The Lion of St Mark atop a pillar Piazzetta San Marco
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St Theodore atop a pillar Piazzetta San Marco
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St Mark lion sculpture Basilica di San Marco
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Mosaic, Basilica di San Marco balcony
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The god Atlas holding up the world The Palazzo Ducale
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Pillar top sculpture Basilica di San Marco
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A grand stairway The Palazzo Ducale
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Tools of war stone carving
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Window shelf lion carving
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Elaborate window sill
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Elderly man sculpture Above a door arch
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Stripey poles & the Rialto Bridge view Almost a Canaletto!!!
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Saints adorning a church pediment
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St Mark lion sculpture
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The now famous Pink Poodle sculpture Resides outside a modern art museum on the Grand Canal
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An elaborate Venetian family crest These sit above the doorway of the family home.
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An amusing rhino shop sign Covered in various seashells.
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Could almost be a Canaletto scene : )
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Lion sculpture above a door arch
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Golden dome supported by men Near the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute
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A saint atop a gargoyle This sculpture was atop a garden wall.
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Plague Doctor Mask Mask shop in Venice
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Glassworks gold sign Murano
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Lion sculpture, Murano
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Glass horse Glass workshop, Murano
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Lion door knocker on peeling paint door Murano
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Surgeons table, Glass souvenir, Murano I absolutely loved this souvenir. Thankfully I resisted temptation!
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An old stone sign Burano
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Colourfully painted houses Burano
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Beautiful painted Mary alcove Burano
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Beautiful painted Jesus alcove Burano
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Murano glass sweets
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Colourful house door, Burano
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Stone carved cross Torcello
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Family crest picturing a tower Torcello
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Family crest picturing three dolphins Torcello
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Cruxifiction scene stone carving Torcello
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Family crest depicting a doge's hat Torcello
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Fragmented St Mark lion carving Torcello
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Family crest depicting a doge's hat Torcello
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A beautiful stone carving of a saint Torcello
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Sunset - could be a painting
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Glass Xmas ornaments
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Glass gondola souvenirs Bit to tacky & cheap for me...but interesting to look at!
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Colourful Pistacchio cookies Even the food is art in Venice!
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A stone carving of an Arab merchant
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Camel & trader stone carving
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Bearded man's face above a doorway Stone carving.
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Crowned phoenix's stone carving
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Pretty Mary & baby Jesus alcove
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Presenting Venice to the baby Jesus A stone carving of a Venetian noble presenting the city of Venice in...
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Angels with scales Scuola Grande di San Marco
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A saintly figure with sword & bible A beautiful stone sculpture, perhaps even my favorite dare I say it!! Scuola...
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Strange little stone man in an alcove
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Metal gargoyle heads
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Masks
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Masks
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St Mark lion stone carving
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St Mark stone lion carving Scuola Grande di San Marco
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Arab men stone carving Scuola Grande di San Marco
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Symbols of Venice: lion, doge, phoenix A very distinguished Venetian family crest
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A doge's hat family crest Above a doorway
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A simple carving of saint
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A stone carving of a scribe holding the tools of his trade: quills, paper
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A beautiful window surrounded by stone carvings
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A Grafetti battle scene Some significant work has been put into this illicit expression of art
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Grafetti self portrayal perhaps
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Hedgehog family crests Certainly one of the weirdest family crest's we saw!!!!
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Lion statues at the Arsenale Arsenale was the medieval shipyard of Venice
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Lion statue, the Arsenale
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Justice, with her scales & sword The Arsenale
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The Arsenal entrance with many beautiful statues and stone carvings
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The St Mark lion stone carving The Arsenale
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The St Mark lion metal sculpture Protector & defender of Venice
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Interesting dolphin door handle
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A golden Jesus mosaic above a doorway
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Stone gargoyle above a door arch Reputed to be the most hideous face in Venice!! I personally find it quite...
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Beautiful arched balcony The Palazzo Ducale
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Venice in a snow globe
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The lion of St Mark Piazzetta San Marco
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Eve picking the forbidden fruit A stone carving upon a pillar on The Palazzo Ducale
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The lion of St Mark Piazzetta San Marco
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A scribe & leaf stone carving The Palazzo Ducale
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A face glancing towards the heavens A stone carving upon a pillar on the The Palazzo Ducale
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The lion of St Mark & the Doge Stone carving above a side door of the Basilica di San Marco
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A griffin holding a baby calf statue Basilica di San Marco
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Pigeon upon a wrought iron lamp post with lions forged upon it. Piazza San Marco.
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Elaborate archway St Mark's square
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Lion holding a man's head in its paws Stone carving. Quite scary!
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