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San Polo

The Chiesa di San Polo is a Catholic church in , dedicated to the Apostle Paul. It gives its name to the sestiere of the city.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in San Polo, Venice
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include campo San Polo and Rialto Bridge.

Square
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the largest campo in Venice, Italy, the second largest Venetian public square after the . It is located in the Sestiere .

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. is situated 500 metres east of San Polo.

Theater building
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teatro is a historic opera house in , Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. is situated 500 metres southeast of San Polo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Polo and San Marco.

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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.

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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.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
is one of the six sestieri of , occupying the northwest part of the main islands. The district includes the Piazzale Roma, home to Venice's bus station and car parks, and around which is the only area of the city in which cars can travel.

San Polo

Latitude
45.43716° or 45° 26′ 14″ north
Longitude
12.32965° or 12° 19′ 47″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8PH+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138842011
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
7910622
Wiki­data ID
Q1281097
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“San Polo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣保禄堂”
  • Czech: “kostel San Polo”
  • Dutch: “San Polo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان بولو”
  • French: “église San Polo”
  • French: “Église San Polo”
  • German: “San Polo”
  • Hebrew: “סן פולו די ונציה”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Polo, San Paolo Apostolo”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Polo”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Polo”
  • Korean: “산폴로 교회”
  • Polish: “Kościół San Polo w Wenecji”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “San Polo”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Polo”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Polo”
  • Swedish: “Chiesa di San Polo”
  • Swedish: “San Polo, Venedig”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “San Polo”. Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.