Venice (Italian: Venezia, alternative obsolete form: Vinegia; Venetian: Venexia; Latin: Venetiae; Slovene: Benetke) is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture, and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.
Piazza San Marco (Often known in English as the St Mark's Square), is the principal public square of Venice, Italy,
where it is generally known just as "the Piazza" (la Piazza). All other
urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma)
are called "campi" (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an
extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political
centre of Venice and are commonly considered together.
A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe" (the attribution to Napoleon is unproven).
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 1987
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| Date of Issue: 2002 - Europa 2002 'The Circus' |
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