They are now open to the public but have been
completely changed..
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the southern part of the city, starting with Punta della Dogana
that juts out into the San Marco basin like prow of a ship.
The 'dogana da mar' (sea customs house) of the Venetian Republic
was built in the seventeenth century and consists of many warehouses
that are hidden behind the facade. It end with the square tower
on top of which there are bronze statues that support the golden
ball on which Fortune stands. The work is by Bernardo Falcone.
After the tower we find the beginning of the Zattere. This is
a long jetty that goes as far as Santa Maria. It was built in
1516 to unload the timber which rafts (zattere) brought down
the rivers from the Cadore area. Along the Zattere we find the
old Ospedale degli Incurabili. This was built by the Venetian
Republic in the sixteenth century to house those suffering from
chronic infections illnesses in one wing whilst the other wing
housed orphans. The Napoleonic edicts of 1806 turned the building
over to the military
Not to be missed
Chiesa di S.Nicolò da Tolentino
Chiesa di San Simeone Profeta
Fondaco dei Turchi
Chiesa di S. Gaicomo dall'Orio
Palazzo Mocenigo
Chiesa di Santa Stae
Ca Pesaro
Palazzo Agnusdio
Palazzo Corner della Regina |
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and Fontego dei Turchi. The Doge Priuli gave Fontego to
Turks despite the great rivalry between them on condition that
their trade was supervised by the Savi della mercanzia, the
authorities who supervised merchandise ('fontego' is an Arabic
corruption of 'bottega' or 'shop').
Fontego
del Megio. This was the granary of the Venetian Republic.
It was capable of feeding the populace through serious famines
('megio0 is a dialect term for forage or millet).
Calle
della Regina. Caterina Cornaro, a Venetian noblewoman, became
queen of Cyprus and then made over Cyprus to the Venetian Republic.
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Santa Croce is in the north-east of the city and via Piazzale
Roma it connects Venice to the mainland. All this area has been
subject to many demolitions and transformations, starting in 1810
with the demolition of the church and monastery of Santa Croce,
which gave their name to the district. The Papadopuli gardens were
laid out in the area. The gardens were designed by bagnara in the
likeness of English gardens. 
