Dorsoduro
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Dorsodurois one of the sixsestieriofVenice,in northern Italy.
Dorsoduro includes the highest land areas of the city and alsoGiudeccaisland andIsola Sacca Fisola.Its name derives from theItalianfor "hard back", due to its comparatively high, stable, rocky land.[1]
History
[edit]The original heart of the area was theGiudecca Canal,along which buildings were constructed from the sixth century.[citation needed]By the eleventh century, settlement had spread across to theGrand Canal,while later religious buildings including theBasilica of Santa Maria della Saluteand theZatterequayare now its main landmarks.
In the nineteenth century theAccademiawas set up in Dorsoduro and thePonte dell'Accademialinked it toSan Marco,making it an expensive area, popular with foreign residents. The western quarter end and the Giudecca, became industrialised around this time.[citation needed]
Main sights
[edit]Landmarks and visitor attractions in Dorsoduro include:
- Ca' Foscari
- Ca' Rezzonico
- Campo San Barnaba
- Campo San Gregorio
- Campo Santa Margherita
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Il Redentore (church)
- Le Zitelle
- Ospedale Giustinian
- Palazzo Ariani
- Palazzo Brandolin Rota
- Palazzo Dario
- Palazzo Giustinian Recanati
- Palazzo Mocenigo Gambara
- Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon
- Palazzo Zenobio
- Punta della Dogana
- San Pantalon (church)
- San Trovaso (church)
- Santa Maria del Carmelo (church)
- San Sebastiano (church)
- Scuola Grande dei Carmini
- Church of Ognissanti
References
[edit]- ^Kaminski, Marion(2013).Art & Architecture: Venice.h.f.ullmann publishing Gmbh.ISBN978-3-8480-0323-5.
External links
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Media related toDorsoduro (Venice)at Wikimedia Commons
