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Columns of San Marco and San Todaro

The Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro are two columns in , , . They comprise the Column of San Marco, also known as the Column of the Lion, as well as the Column of San Teodoro.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: columns on the Piazzetta, Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Colonna di San Teodoro”, “Column of Saint Theodore”, and “columns of San Marco and San Teodoro”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Biblioteca Marciana.

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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 120 metres northeast of Columns of San Marco and San Todaro.

Library
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The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark is a public library in , Italy. It is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one of the world's most significant collections of classical texts.

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 140 metres northwest of Columns of San Marco and San Todaro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and Castello.

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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 .

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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.

Columns of San Marco and San Todaro

Latitude
45.43329° or 45° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude
12.33966° or 12° 20′ 23″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
1178
Height
0.4 metres (1.3 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8MQ+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431003750
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10628947
Wiki­data ID
Q943347
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Venetian—“Columns of San Marco and San Todaro” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “聖馬可和聖托達洛柱”
  • Czech: “Sloup svatého Teodora”
  • Dutch: “columns of San Marco and San Teodoro”
  • French: “colonnes Saint-Marc et Saint-Théodore”
  • French: “Colonnes Saint-Marc et Saint-Théodore”
  • German: “Säulen von San Marco und San Teodoro”
  • Italian: “Colonne di San Marco e San Todaro”
  • Japanese: “聖マルコと聖テオドーロの円柱”
  • Korean: “산 마르코와 산 토다로의 기둥”
  • Malay: “Tiang San Marco dan San Todaro”
  • Romanian: “Coloanele sfinților Marcu și Teodor”
  • Russian: “Колонна Святого Теодора”
  • Russian: “Колонны Святого Марка и Святого Теодора”
  • Venetian: “Colone de San Marco e San Todaro”
  • Venetian: “Cołone de San Marco e San Todaro”

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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 “Columns of San Marco and San Todaro”. Photo: Janmad, CC BY-SA 2.5.