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San Giorgio Monastery

The San Giorgio Monastery is a Benedictine monastery in , , located on the island of . It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which serves the monastic community.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Doge’s Palace.

Church
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San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the in , northern , designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.

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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 620 metres north of San Giorgio Monastery.

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 690 metres northwest of San Giorgio Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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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 . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

San Giorgio Monastery

Latitude
45.42903° or 45° 25′ 45″ north
Longitude
12.34318° or 12° 20′ 35″ east
Open location code
8FQJC8HV+J7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138800498
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q3320338
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“San Giorgio Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Monestir de San Giorgio”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治修道院”
  • Dutch: “Kloster San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “monastère de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • French: “Monastère de San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • German: “Kloster San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Σαν Τζόρτζιο Ματζόρε”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סן ג’ורג’יו”
  • Indonesian: “Biara San Giorgio”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Complesso monastico di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Italian: “monastero di San Giorgio”
  • Italian: “San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Slovenian: “samostan San Giorgio Maggiore”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Giorgio”
  • Swedish: “San Giorgio kloster”

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Highlights include Campanile di San Giorgio Maggiore and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.

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