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Santa Maria del Pianto

Santa Maria del Pianto is a late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in , Italy. This dilapidated octagonal church in a forgotten corner of Venice was designed by Baldassare Longhena, and appears inspired by Longhena's on the Grand Canal, Venice.
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Photo: Godromil, Public domain.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: building in Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Santa Maria del Pianto, Venice”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Rialto Bridge.

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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 740 metres southwest of Santa Maria del Pianto.

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. is situated 760 metres west of Santa Maria del Pianto.

Square
Photo: Lothar John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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 1 km southwest of Santa Maria del Pianto.

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.

Santa Maria del Pianto

Latitude
45.43985° or 45° 26′ 23″ north
Longitude
12.34537° or 12° 20′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FQJC8QW+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138801532
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3673752
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Santa Maria del Pianto” goes by many names.

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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 “Santa Maria del Pianto”. Photo: Godromil, Public domain.