The Angel of the City
The Angel of the City is a work of art in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. The Angel of the City is situated nearby to the building Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, as well as near the museum Peggy Guggenheim Collection.- Type: Work of art
- Description: sculpture in Venice, Italy
- Also known as: “Angel of the City” and “L’Angelo della Città”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Gallerie dell’Accademia.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Museum
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The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is an art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is one of the most visited attractions in Venice.
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 270 metres west of The Angel of the City.
Santa Maria della Salute
Church
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Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as La Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at the Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. Santa Maria della Salute is situated 250 metres east of The Angel of the City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Marco and Dorsoduro.
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.
Dorsoduro
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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 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.
The Angel of the City
- Categories: sculpture, equestrian statue, and tourism
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.43092° or 45° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
12.33155° or 12° 19′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8JJ+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5365900061OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q1880574
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“The Angel of the City” goes by many names.
- German: “Der Engel der Stadt”
- German: “Engel der Stadt”
- German: “L’Angelo della Citta”
- German: “L’Angelo della Città”
- Italian: “L’Angelo della Città”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
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