Biblioteca Marciana
Biblioteca Marciana
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SYMMETRY
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CEILING
FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS
ARCADES
FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS
ENTABLATURES
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Marciana Library (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana) is one of the
oldest and the most known libraries of Italy, situated in the very
center of Venice. It is situated right at St.Mark Square and is
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guardian of the city.
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decision had been made to create a library. Sansovino’s
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taverns, food stalls, and latrines, and create a building that
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O reciprocated the grandeur of St Mark’s Square. In his original
designs, Sansovino’s edifice was to extend along the
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Procuratie Nouve all the way to the west end of the piazza
where the church of San Geminiano once stood.
MATERIALS
Istrian Limestone
Facade
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Marble
Flooring
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EXTERIOR: FACADE
Asclepius - God of
Medicine and Silenus - God of
Healing the forest,
drunkenness, and
wine-making
Blaustrade
Ionic
Columns
DETAILS
EXTERIOR: FACADE
Aphrodite -
Goddess of Love
and Fertility
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EXTERIOR: ENTRY TO THE LIBRARY
21 ceiling artworks
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INTERIOR: VESTIBULE
Manifesto of Venetian
Mannerism