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Santa Maria della Salute Description
This Baroque domed church was built to commemorate the plague which in 1630 claimed over 40,000 victims in Venice alone. Baldassare Longhena began the work in 1631 on foundations of over one million wooden piles. It was not completed until 1687, five years after his death. Longhena's design was only accepted by the Senate because it "would make a grand impression without costing too much".
Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections;  Christian sites;  Architecture - Baroque or Rococo
Santa Maria della Salute Highlights

Church Exterior

Santa Maria della Salute (The Church of our Lady) depicts Mary as "Ruler of the Sea" (Capitana del Mar); the statue of the Virgin on the top of the dome carries the staff of command of a Venetian
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Church Interior

The interior is rather austere. Of the 120 sculptures the group on the High Altar by Juste Le Court is probably the most important: the Madonna complying with the fervent request of Venezia and
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Address
Santa Maria della Salute
Campo della Salute
I-30100 Venice
Italy
Hours
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Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Closed12:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:0012:00
Open15:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:0015:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Cost
FREE
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