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For about a thousand years, the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice was styled the Doge (in ven. Doxe), a rare but not unique Italian title ... One could equally well interpret this development, however, as the patriciate's victory to fashion the doge not as ruler but as primus inter pares...
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Venice, Italy, around AD 1763-67 ... The Venetian Doge (ruler) and senators sit under cover on the top deck while the barge is driven by banks of oars rowed by slaves or state prisoners. The elaborately carved and gilded barge has a figurehead of Justice and a mast from which flies a banner with the winged lion of St Mark,
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It depicts Venice amongst the marine gods who passes the olive branch to Doge Niccolò Da Ponte in the act of paying homage to the senate. ... The Doges Palace was the home of the ruler of Venice & the goverment that ruled the great Venetain Republic. Its public rooms are lavishly decorated with great works of art and its...
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Home to the doge (ruler) of Venice for nearly a thousand years, it performed a variety of important functions – imagine a Presidential Palace, Parliament, torture chamber and prison all rolled into one.
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The Doge's Palace was home for the ruler of Venice, in an era of city states when Venice was a great maritime power, based upon trade with the east. The palace is on St Mark's Square, near the Basilica, which began as the Doge's private chapel.
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A brief history of the Palace where the Doge or ruler of Venice resides and works. ... Doges Palace in Venice or Palazzo Ducale di Venezia in Italian is the large palace that is the symbol of the city. ... The second floor contained the Grand Council chamber, the ballot chamber and the apartments for the Doge. The third floor...
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Saint Mark's was formally the private chapel of the doge (ruler) of Venice. It actually didn't become a Cathedral (or Basilica) until 1807, ten years after the fall of the Republic, until then, the Bishop of Venice recided from San Pietro di Castello , on the eastern outskirts of the city.
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No visit to Venice would be complete without a peak inside its crown jewel, the Basilica di San Marco. Its many golden spires, arches, columns and splendid mosaics dominate Previously the private chapel of the doge (ruler) of Venice, it became a Cathedral in 1807, ten years after the fall of the Venetian Republic.
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The Doge was the ruler of Venice. Remarkable architecture. Real People having Real Fun! You can view travel videos in full screen near-DVD quality wit. Watch Video about Travel,Italy,Venice by Metacafe.com ... Tags: Travel Italy Venice...
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