Venice, Italy. Santa Maria dellaSalute is emblematic of the city. It's dome dominates the land between the Grand Canal, Bacino

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Venice, Italy. Santa Maria dellaSalute is emblematic of the city. It's dome dominates the land between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di San Marco, built in 1630, to respond to a virulent outbreak of the plague. The design,, By Baldassare Lungho, was completed just before his death in 1681, It is built in the shape of a rotunda, built on 1,000,000 wooden piles (after Palladio), and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The building in front of it is the Italian Customs House.

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Location: Venice, Italy
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
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