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Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the in , northern , designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.
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  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: basilica on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice
  • Also known as: “Saint George”, “San Giorgio Maggiore”, and “San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Piazza San Marco.

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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. is situated 590 metres northwest of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

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. is situated 660 metres northwest of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

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The is a bridge in , Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. is situated 560 metres north of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

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 one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

Latitude
45.42937° or 45° 25′ 46″ north
Longitude
12.34331° or 12° 20′ 36″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8HV+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138804537
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7778931
Wiki­data ID
Q713558
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Church of San Giorgio Maggiore” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Ջորջո Մաջորե տաճար”
  • Basque: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Сан-Джорджа Маджорэ”
  • Catalan: “Basílica de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Chinese: “圣乔治马焦雷教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治馬焦雷教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治馬焦雷聖殿”
  • Croatian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Czech: “Bazilika San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Danish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Dutch: “kerk van San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Finnish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “Basilique de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “basilique San Giorgio Maggiore de Venise”
  • French: “Basilique San Giorgio Maggiore de Venise”
  • French: “Basilique San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Galician: “basílica de San Xurxo Maior de Venecia”
  • Georgian: “სან-ჯორჯო-მაჯორეს ეკლესია”
  • German: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Greek: “Εκκλησία Σαν Τζόρτζιο Ματζόρε”
  • Greek: “Σαν Τζόρτζιο Ματζόρε”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית סן ג’ורג’ו מג’ורה”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Georgius Mayor, Venesia”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio maggiore”
  • Italian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョルジョ・マッジョーレ聖堂”
  • Korean: “산 조르조 마조레 성당”
  • Korean: “산조르조 마조레 성당”
  • Latvian: “Basilique de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Latvian: “Basilique San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Latvian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Latvian: “Sandžordžo Madžores bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “San Giorgio Maggiore bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jurgio Didžioji bazilika”
  • Maltese: “bażilka ta‘ San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Giorgio Maggiore-basilikaen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Norwegian: “San Giorgio Maggiore-basilikaen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سان جورجو ماجوره”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سن جیورجیو ماجوره”
  • Polish: “Bazylika San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Portuguese: “Basílica de São Jorge Maior”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica San Giorgio Maggiore din Veneția”
  • Russian: “Базилика Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Russian: “Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Russian: “Собор Сан-Джорджо Маджоре”
  • Russian: “Собор Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev San Giorgio Maggiore, Benetke”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovenian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Basilica de san giorgio maggiore”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Swedish: “Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Swedish: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Turkish: “San Giorgio Maggiore Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Сан-Джорджо Маджоре”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Сан-Джорджо-Маджоре”
  • Venetian: “San Zorzi Mazor”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ San Giorgio Maggiore”

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