St Mark's Square in Venice is 175 m long and up to 82 m wide. It is the only square in Venice that is called piazza. The other squares in Venice are called campi (from the Italian campo: the field) because they were not originally paved. Even the square of the bus station is only called piazzale (Piazzale Roma). The square is dominated by the façade of St. Mark's Church (Basilica di San Marco) with its campanile and is enclosed by the old and new procuratories. In the extension through the so-called piazzetta, it reaches up to in front of the Doge's Palace and opens there to the water, the Bacino di San Marco with the beginning of the Grand Canal. From here you have a beautiful view of the island of Saint Giorgio Maggiore. The island in the Venetian lagoon is best known for its white church, designed by the famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio in the 16th century. The bell tower is particularly worth seeing.
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