Piazzetta San Marco by Fam.Rauca
The Piazzetta lies between the Basilica and the lagoon. It was erected 1537, after Plans Sansovinos, precisely at the moment, since Venice made a name of pressure and book metropolis for itself.
Each visitor of Piazzetta gets there, a first impression of the shine and splendour of the republic.
The Doges Palace opposite, the Biblioteca Marciana arises, that belongs today, to the Museo Civico Correr.
The columns at the water come from the 12th century.
The winged lion, on the first pillar, is Persian or Syrian origin.
On the other column stands a statue of the sacred Theodor, the first protection patron of the city.