Piazza San Marco is a historic plaza in the city of Venice, Italy. - AsNotedIn
Piazza San Marco is a historic plaza in the city of Venice, Italy. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1816/11/10 | Lord Byron | Home | Lord Byron arrives in Venice and settles in at the Hotel Grande Bretagne on the Grand Canal. 1673 Calle della Piscina, off the Frezzeria, close to St Mark's Square. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Basilica of San Marco | ||
| Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana | ||
| Doge's Palace | ||
| Museo Correr Procuratie Vecchie |
| Particulars for Piazza San Marco: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Plaza |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wicked Voice (short story) | Short Story |
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Vernon Lee | In the larger of the two squares the military band was blaring through the last spirals of a crescendo of Rossini. The crowd was dispersing in this great open-air ballroom, and the sounds arose which invariably follow upon out-of-door music. |
| The Aspern Papers (book) | Mezzobula | Henry James | The wonderful church, with its low domes and bristling embroideries, the mystery of its mosaic and sculpture, looking ghostly in the tempered gloom, and the sea breeze passed between the twin columns of the Piazzetta, ... | |
| The Story of Salome (short story) | Short Story | Amelia B Edwards | There was an Austrian military band, strapped, buckled, moustachioed, and white-coated, playing just in front of St Mark's - and the shadow of the great bell-tower slept all across the square. |
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