The Moors of St. Mark’s: why two statues strike the hours above the city
Two bronze figures, known as the Moors, strike the hour above St. Mark’s Square, serving as a powerful public…
The Porta Magna of the Arsenale: lions, symbols and propaganda carved at the entrance to Venetian naval power
The Porta Magna transforms a military shipyard entrance into a carved political declaration, where lions and…
The Ponte dei Pugni in Dorsoduro: history of the fights between the Nicolotti and Castellani
In Venice’s Dorsoduro, the Ponte dei Pugni holds stone footprints marking the starting points of ritual…
