Wandering around Venice in admiration (and for some reason-humming melodies from the movie "Trufaldino from Bergamo"), I visited St. Mark's Square and the building of the Newest Prosecutor's Offices (the Napoleonic Wing) on the square at its far western end, opposite the Cathedral of the same name (between the buildings of the Old and New Prosecutor's Offices). He criminally fed pigeons in front of the building (now, they say, it is strictly forbidden). The building was built during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte I and Viceroy Eugene Beauharnais on the site of the church of San Geminiano. The Napoleonic wing, with its double monumental facade and portico, was designed by architects Giovanni Antonio Antolini, Giuseppe Soli and Lorenzo Santi. The interior was designed by the Venetian artist Giuseppe Borsato. It is now home to the Museo Civico Correr Museum of History and Art, founded in 1830 and named after the founder and Venetian philanthropist Abbot Teodoro Francesco Maria Gasparo Correr. The museum was founded by his personal collection of art objects and now contains a huge number of historical artifacts, statues, paintings, weapons and other art objects. To my taste, I would single out the statues of the 18th-19th century Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova displayed here, and from the paintings, "Pietu" with three angels by the 15th-century Sicilian artist Antonello da Messina. In general, it is very beautiful, like everything else in Venice.. Interestingly, the museum has a pistol of the Venetian Admiral Francesco Morosini in the form of a prayer book. The admiral was afraid of assassination attempts, so he carried a gun even in church. I don't know why I need to know, but let it be..

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Евгений

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after the Doge's Palace, we went here on a single ticket to relax from the crowds of people: a pleasant, peaceful place - a suite of rooms with paintings and sculptures with a good view of the square.

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Александр Большаков

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If the weather is bad in Venice, then you can look here, although there is a Florian cafe nearby, which from a historical point of view will even be cooler.This museum is exactly what MASTER XI is, I would not say. The museum is not very big, there are many interesting things, paintings and original interiors. You can get a ticket in addition when you visit the Doge's Palace.

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