Genius Loci
Genius Loci is a work of art in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. Genius Loci is situated nearby to the museum Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti, as well as near the building Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gallerie dell’Accademia and Ponte dell’Accademia.
Gallerie dell’Accademia
Museum
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The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy. A few weeks every six years, it houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man. Gallerie dell’Accademia is situated 120 metres southwest of Genius Loci.
Ponte dell’Accademia
Bridge
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The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the Scuola della Carità together with the Gallerie dell'Accademia, which is still there.
La Fenice
Theater building
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teatro La Fenice is a historic opera house in Venice, 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. La Fenice is situated 400 metres northeast of Genius Loci.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorsoduro and San Marco.
Dorsoduro
Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
Dorsoduro is one of the six historic sestieri of Venice, Italy, located in the southern part of the city and known for its relatively firm terrain that earned it the name meaning "hard back" or "hard ridge" in Italian, distinguishing it from the more marshy areas of the lagoon.
San Marco
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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.
San Polo
San Polo is one of six sestieri that make up Venice. Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.
Genius Loci
- Type: Work of art
- Also known as: “Spirit of Place”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.43191° or 45° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
12.32936° or 12° 19′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8JH+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5365749258OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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