San Giacomo dall'Orio Church
San Giacomo dall'Orio Church
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| title | San Giacomo dall'Orio Church |
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| The church of San Giacomo dall'Orio, founded in the ninth century, is one of the oldest churches in Venice. Its present form, a Latin cross with three nave and a transept, is the result of a reconstruction began in 1225 and subsequent changes in the XV and XVI century. The great charm of this church lies in a sombre and archaic exterior, enclosing an ingeniously articulated interior, which is dominated by the warm presence of wooden beams and wooden ceiling. In the reconstruction of 1225 Byzantine elements have been traced (taken from the back to the Fourth Crusade), such as the column of green marble with Ionic capitals, praised by John Ruskin and by Gabriele d'Annunzio. The church retains, also, some masterpieces of Venetian Renaissance painting. | |
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