Discover why a portrait of a Doge is missing on the frieze in the Great Council Chamber of the Doge’s Palace. Find out about Marin Falier’s political carrier, about the bad omen upon his return to Venice as Doge, when Venice was shrouded in thick fog, about his plot and conspiracy against the State and how his portrait was blackened for ever.
BestVeniceGuides invites you to discover some less known aspects of the island of St. George in Venice: the Glass Rooms and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Glass Tea House. The Glass Rooms display at the moment Paolo Venini pieces, real works of art blown in Murano. Admire the transparency of the Venetian atmosphere from a totally different point of view!
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