Palazzo Ducale, a stunning Gothic building, is situated on the best real estate in Piazza San Marcos. In addition to being lagoon-front, this grand government building is arranged around a colonnaded courtyard. Inside, amidst the gilt and marble are extravagant staircases and official rooms such as the Collegiate Antechamber, Council Room and the Senate Hall. There are masterpieces by artists such as Tintoretto and Titian highlighting Venetian superiority.
Don’t miss the prison and the Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), where condemned prisoners walked to their fates.
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