Church of San Simeone Piccolo and Palazzo Foscari Contarini, Venice, Italy.
This image shows the view directly outside Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station, looking across the Grand Canal, with the church of San Simeone Piccolo on the right, Palazzo Foscari Contarini in the middle-left and Ponte degli Scalzi on the far left. San Simeone Piccolo (also called San Simeone e Giuda) is a church in the sestiere of Santa Croce in Venice. From across the Grand Canal it faces Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station. The church was built in 1718-38 by Giovanni Antonio Scalfarotto. Palazzo Foscari Contarini is a Renaissance style palace in the sestiere of Santa Croce, facing the Grand Canal, near the Ponte degli Scalzi. The Ponte degli Scalzi (Ponte dei Scalzi), literally, "bridge of the barefoot [monks]", is one of only four bridges in Venice that spans the Grand Canal.
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Location: Outside Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station, Venice, Italy.
Photo credit: © Stuart Robertson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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