The most important sacred building in Chioggia is certainly the Duomo. The monument, designed by Baldassarre Longhena in 1624, replaces a former Cathedral of the tenth century, destroyed as a result of a fire. The work of Longhena gave the Cathedral of Chioggia a massive and imposing appearance, making it the tallest building in the […]
The Church of San Domenico is located on a small island that is part of the municipality of Chioggia, in the province of Venice. The cult building can be reached along the San Domenico bridge overlooking the homonymous canal. The small island, formerly owned by the Benedictines, passed to the Dominicans in about 1200 who […]
It is a construction thirty meters high, with a large original base of the Roman-Byzantine period, formerly used as a lighthouse and control tower. In 1386 the clock was placed on a tower near the Praetorian palace; in 1839 it passed into the hands of the parish of Sant’Andrea given the demolition of the old […]
