Church of San Giorgio dei Greci

The Church of San Giorgio dei Greci is the main Orthodox church in Venice. The community of Greeks was formed over time in Venice due to the Ottoman expansion. In 1453, the fall of Constantinople brought thousands of Greek refugees to the city. In June 1526, the Council of Ten authorised the community to build its own Orthodox church: work began in 1530 and was completed in 1571.

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Chiesa di Sant'Antonin

The church of Sant'Antonino martire is first mentioned in the 12th century. It is believed that the church of Sant'Antonino was first rebuilt in the Venetian-Byzantine style between the 12th and 13th centuries. It then underwent various reconstructions that gave it a Gothic appearance. In the second half of the 17th century, it was completely rebuilt according to a project attributed to Baldassare Longhena, who was in fact the supervisor of the work. The bell tower was completed in 1750, apparently to a design by the parish priest of the time, Antonio Fusarini.

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Chiesa della Pietà

The church of the Pietà was built in its present form between 1745 and 1760 to a design by Giorgio Massari (1687-1766). However, the façade remained unfinished until the beginning of the 20th century: it was not until 1906 that the work was completed according to the original project, the only change being the upper ornamentation. The previous building, destroyed by the deterioration of time, was located on the right side of the present church.

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San Zaccaria

The church of San Zaccaria was built in the 15th century on the site of a monastery dating from the 9th century, which was destroyed by fire in 1105. At that time it was attached to a Benedictine monastery which the Doge visited every year at Easter, during a ceremony in which he was presented with his headdress, the "Corno Ducale". The monastery was one of the richest and most famous in Venice, rivalling that of San Lorenzo. Witness to the previous constructions, the beautiful 10th and 11th-century crypt is divided into three naves by small columns supporting cross vaults.