Venice - Napoleonic Wing

(Local Name: Ala Napoleonica) The west side of the Piazza di San Marco in Venice is formed by the Ala Napoleonica which was built in 1810 by order of Napoleon I.

The work was entrusted to the architect Giuseppe Soli who simply copied the two lower floors of the Procuratie Nuove, omitted the third floor in order not to spoil the proportions of the Procuratie Vecchie, and topped his building with a heavy attic fronted by statues to bring it up to the height of the Procuratie Vecchie. The Ala Napoleonica contains the entrance to the Museo Correr.