Architecture in Venice

Discover 5 places to experience unusual architecture in Venice.

Torre Massimiliana

Torre Massimiliana

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The columns looking out over the Venetian Lagoon.

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Joseph Heintz, "Competition on the Ponte dei Pugni in Venice" (1673)

Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

View from across Piazza San Marco.

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

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