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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 19/07/2026 20:30:00

The great baroque church at the entrance to the Grand Canal, built between 1631 and 1687 as a votive offering to the Virgin Mary following the devastating plague of 1630 that killed approximately one-third of Venice's population. Designed by Baldassare Longhena when he was just 32, the church's octagonal plan surmounted by a massive dome and flanked by a smaller secondary dome creates one of the most recognisable silhouettes in European architecture -- the defining element of Venice's waterfront...