Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto
The church of San Giacomo di Rialto is generally considered the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on 25 March 421. However, the first certain mention of the church dates back to May 1152. In 1513 it survived the serious fire that devastated the adjacent commercial area and in 1601 the Doge Marino Grimani ordered its restoration, during which the floor was raised to cope with the high waters. On the outside, a gabled bell tower, its large clock and its Gothic portico, one of the last examples of this type in the city. The interior follows the traditional cross plan with a central dome, imitated later during the Renaissance.