posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
The tower is 98.6 metres (323 ft) tall, and stands alone in a corner of St Mark's Square, near the front of the basilica. It has a simple form, the bulk of which is a fluted brick square shaft, 12 metres (39 ft) wide on each side and 50 metres (160 ft) tall, above which is a loggia surrounding the belfry, housing five bells. The belfry is topped by a cube, alternate faces of which show the Lion of St. Mark and the female representation of Venice (la Giustizia: Justice). The tower is capped by a pyramidal spire, at the top of which sits a golden weathervane in the form of the archangel Gabriel. The campanile reached its present form in 1514. The current tower was reconstructed in its present form in 1912 after the complete collapse of 1902.
History
Alt Title
Campanile of Saint Mark's
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-03
Spatial Coverage
Venice|+45.434+12.3388|Venice, Veneto, Italy
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Late Gothic
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.