San Giorgio Maggiore

San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the of , northern , lying east of the and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Italy
  • Also known as: “Isola San Giorgio”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Doge’s Palace.

Church
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San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the same name in , northern , designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is a sanctuary on a lagoon that is virtually the same as it was 600 years ago, which adds to the fascinating character. has decayed since its heyday and suffers from overtourism, but the romantic charm remains.

San Giorgio Maggiore

Latitude
45.42833° or 45° 25′ 42″ north
Longitude
12.34417° or 12° 20′ 39″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8HV+8M
Geo­Names ID
3168290
Wiki­data ID
Q126327
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“San Giorgio Maggiore” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Ջորջո Մաջորե (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Սան Ջորջո Մաջորե”
  • Basque: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Breton: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Catalan: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Cebuano: “Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Chinese: “大圣乔治岛”
  • Chinese: “大聖喬治島”
  • Croatian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Dutch: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Esperanto: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Finnish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “Ile de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “île de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “Île de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • German: “Die Insel San Giorgo-Maggiore.”
  • German: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Hebrew: “סן ג’ורג’ו מג’ורה”
  • Hungarian: “San Giorgio Maggiore-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Irish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Isola dei cipressi”
  • Italian: “Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Isola Memmia”
  • Italian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョルジョ・マッジョーレ”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョルジョ・マッジョーレ島”
  • Korean: “산 조르조 마조레”
  • Korean: “산 조르지오 마조레 섬”
  • Korean: “산 조르지오 마조레”
  • Korean: “산조르조마조레”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Norwegian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Persian: “سان جورجو ماجوره”
  • Persian: “سان جورجیو ماجوره”
  • Polish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Portuguese: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Romanian: “Insula San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джорджо Маджоре”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovak: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovenian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Isla de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Thai: “ซันจอร์โจมัจโจเร”
  • Thai: “ซานจอร์โจ แมกจอเร”
  • Thai: “ซานจิออร์จิโอ แมกกิโอร์”
  • Turkish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Venetian: “Isoła de San Zorzi mazor”
  • Venetian: “San Zorzi Magior”
  • Venetian: “San Zorzi Mazor”
  • Vietnamese: “San Giorgio Maggiore”

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