This elegant church, built between 1497 and 1504 is the last work of the great Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi (1497-1504). It has a Greek cross plan and a dome on four big arches supported by pillars.
In Venice there are an unspecified numbers of church and bell towers, each one telling a piece of history and art of this city. In this section, you will find all the most important churches of Venice, with historical, cultural and artistic information, pictures and useful directions to help you organizing your visit of Venetian most beautiful churches
The church was built in the 17th century thanks to the Discalced (“Scalzi”) Carmelites under a design by Baldassarre Longhena.
The façade is a work by Giuseppe Sardi and it is the only one in Venice made with Carrara marbles.
Located on the islands of Venice’s cemetery, between Fondamenta Nove and the island of Murano, this beautiful Renaissance church completely built with Istrian stone is a work by Mauro Codussi.
Extraordinary example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture. In its interior a polychrome glass and marble mosaic floor and one of the most old painting in Venice.
In the middle of the island of Burano, this 16th century building has art and history’s treasures, such as the Crucifixion by Giambattista Tiepolo.
On the solitary and quiet island of Torcello, in the middle of the northern lagoon, you can find the Venetian oldest religious complex, composed by three buildings linked together by a portico: the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the baptistery and the church of Santa Fosca - an unfinished building behind the cathedral-.