Audio guide DOGE'S PALACE Tourist Guide

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HISTORY

I suggest admiring both sides of its exterior first before visiting its interior. It will be like plunging into the history of Venice, the queen of the seas!You should know that the Doge's Palace was...

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2:25

EXTERIOR

Look for a good spot to admire the Palace among the pigeons, groups of tourists, street stalls, and equipment for high water. The long square building has two identical façades that are divided...

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2:33

BRIDGE OF SIGHS

It's been said that Venice is unique. But in the end, it's been quite imitated. Think of all the cities that have been renamed the "Venice of the North". There's even an entire state of...

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2:07

CARTA GATE AND COURTYARD

The monumental entrance before you, between St. Mark's and the Doge's Palace, is the meeting point of the two main buildings of Venice. It is the rich Porta della Carta, or Carta Gate, a lavish...

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2:30

GOLDEN STAIRCASE AND HALL WITH FOUR PORTALS

If Venice had been ruled by a king, the Doge's Palace would have been the most luxurious royal palace of Renaissance Europe. Keep in mind that the ruling class at the time of the Republic of Venice...

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2:36

ANTICOLLEGIO AND COLLEGIO

You are now on the Second Noble Floor, in a room full of stuccoes with a magnificent fireplace flanked by sculpted figures: this is the so-called Anticollegio, or antechamber, which was designed by...

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1:55

COUNCIL OF TEN

The room you are in now, also rich in gilding and paintings, is Senate Hall or the Hall of the "Pregàdi", so called because the Senators had to be "prayed" to attend the...

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2:37

HIGH COUNCIL

Your visit to the State Apartments continues with the Armory: there are four large rooms where you will see over 2,000 weapons, firearms, and parts of armor.Among the various heirlooms, pay particular...

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Venice DOGE'S PALACE

HISTORY

EXTERIOR

BRIDGE OF SIGHS

CARTA GATE AND COURTYARD

GOLDEN STAIRCASE AND HALL WITH FOUR PORTALS

ANTICOLLEGIO AND COLLEGIO

COUNCIL OF TEN

HIGH COUNCIL