Typical venitian square
A typical small Venetian square in the heart of the historic city, perfectly representative of Venice's complex and ingenious urbanism. Like in many districts, this square features one or several wells that played a crucial role in the daily life of former inhabitants : they collected and filtered rainwater, the only potential drinking water in the immediate vicinity where lagoon water is naturally brackish. This particular place caught my eye thanks to the canal crossing it and the church dominating it, whose imposing neoclassical facade invariably draws all eyes, bearing witness to the architectural and historical richness of the City of Doges.
A typical small Venetian square in the heart of the historic city, perfectly representative of Venice's complex and ingenious urbanism. Like in many districts, this square features one or several wells that played a crucial role in the daily life of former inhabitants : they collected and filtered rainwater, the only potential drinking water in the immediate vicinity where lagoon water is naturally brackish. This particular place caught my eye thanks to the canal crossing it and the church dominating it, whose imposing neoclassical facade invariably draws all eyes, bearing witness to the architectural and historical richness of the City of Doges.
A typical small Venetian square in the heart of the historic city, perfectly representative of Venice's complex and ingenious urbanism. Like in many districts, this square features one or several wells that played a crucial role in the daily life of former inhabitants : they collected and filtered rainwater, the only potential drinking water in the immediate vicinity where lagoon water is naturally brackish. This particular place caught my eye thanks to the canal crossing it and the church dominating it, whose imposing neoclassical facade invariably draws all eyes, bearing witness to the architectural and historical richness of the City of Doges.