Church of SS. Giovanni and Paolo (Zanipolo) description and photos - Italy: Venice (Topic)

Church of SS. Giovanni and Paolo (Zanipolo) description and photos - Italy: Venice. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Church of SS. Giovanni and Paolo (Zanipolo).

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" Zanipolo " - this is an abbreviation of the names of Saints John and Paul, to whom this church is dedicated. It is located on the square of the same name, in the middle of which there is an equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni, cast by Alessandro Leopardi.

The church keeps the remains of famous people of the Venetian Republic. Its construction was started by Dominican monks in 1246 and completed in 1430. The grandiose facade in the lower part is decorated with antique Byzantine reliefs that merge with the richly decorated marble portal in the Gothic style, created by Bartolomeo Bon (mid-15th century).

The light interior, in the form of a Latin cross, is divided by ten huge columns into three naves with spacious cross vaults. The remains of 25 doges rest here, which is why the church is called the Venetian Pantheon. There are some wonderful creations of the Lombardo family and some other famous sculptors here.

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