Zecca of Venice
The Zecca is a sixteenth-century building in Venice, Italy which once housed the mint of the Republic of Venice. Built between 1536 and 1548, the heavily rusticated stone structure, originally with only two floors, was designed by Jacopo Sansovino in place of an earlier mint specifically to ensure safety from fire and to provide adequate security for the silver and gold deposits.Photo: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Marciana and Piazza San Marco.
Biblioteca Marciana
Library
Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark is a public library in Venice, 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.
Piazza San Marco
Square
Photo: Lothar John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. Piazza San Marco is situated 130 metres northwest of Zecca of Venice.
Doge’s Palace
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice 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. Doge’s Palace is situated 140 metres northeast of Zecca of Venice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Marco and Castello.
San Marco
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
San Marco is the central district of Venice. 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.
Castello
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
San Polo
Zecca of Venice
- Type: Government office
- Description: 16th century building in Venice
- Categories: mint, office, historic site, and government building
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.43318° or 45° 25′ 60″ northLongitude
12.33922° or 12° 20′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8MQ+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3208090621OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q169575
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Zecca of Venice” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威尼斯鑄幣廠”
- Croatian: “Zecca”
- Dutch: “Zecca (Venetie)”
- Dutch: “Zecca”
- French: “Hôtel des Monnaies”
- French: “Zecca de Venise”
- French: “Zecca”
- German: “Zecca”
- Hungarian: “Zecca (Velence)”
- Hungarian: “Zecca”
- Italian: “Palazzo della Zecca”
- Italian: “Zecca di Venezia”
- Japanese: “ヴェネツィアのゼッカ”
- Korean: “제카”
- Portuguese: “Casa da Moeda de Veneza”
- Romanian: “Zecca”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Zecca”
- Slovenian: “Palača Zecca, Benetke”
- Spanish: “Ceca de Venecia”
- Turkish: “Zecca di Venezia”
- Ukrainian: “Дзекка”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ponte Compagnia della Vela and Columns of San Marco and San Todaro.
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