Landed in Venice and walked around to check it off the list and then went to explore the lesser known places around Veneto. Would certainly love to visit Venice again for the museums.
Venice is just as it looks in the pictures plus the people
Church built as a dedication to 'Our Lady of Good Health' after Venice survived a deadly plague
Piraeus Lion that were brought by Romans from Greece because they thought they looked cool.
The main Plaza where live musicians are all around and take turns performing. Would love to visit again to go inside each building.
The workshop of Antonio Canova, a sculptor whose works are now featured all over the world including The Vatican and The Louvre. Before creating the final marble version, he made 2D sketches and gypsum versions, most of which can be found at this workshop. Almost feels like a privilege to be able to see so many works in the same place.
The main lobby of the museum. Despite the relatively small size its still overwhelming due to the sheer amount of detail on every single statue.
Colossal statue of Theseus defeating the centaur
Naploeon (left) depicted as god and Hercules (right) throwing Lichas. The scale can only be appreciated in person.
A random George Washington makes an appearance. His statue as a Roman soldier was commissioned in 1815 and was installed in North Carolina State House in 1821. The building and the statue were destroyed in 1831 however the gypsum version still exists in this museum.
Inside the workshop you can see the entire process of sculpturing including the 2d sketches and the busts.
A walled city that looks something out of age of mythology mostly because there is a tall and very visible 'Temple' in the middle of the city. One can circle the perimeter of the wall in ~15 minutes.
View of the city from the wall
Close-up of the impressive church in the middle. The ceilings are unimaginably tall.
One can walk around the wall on the inside, the outside or on top of it.
Brutalist cemetery made for the Brion family. Designed by Carlo Scarpa who believed that 'the place for the dead is a garden'. The cemetery was used as a filming location in Dune 2.
The overlapping circles meant to represent life and afterlife.
The humble grave of the architect (left) in a secluded area of the tomb. Sarcophagi (right) of the commissioners, the Brion family
A symmetrical villa on a hill top which was used as inspiration in Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello.
Front face of the Villa
The impressive interior
Sculpture depicting Amalthea as a goat feeding Zeus as a baby, located in the remnants of green houses in the garden.
Villa with 114 rooms in the honor of Alvise Pisani, who was the 114th Doge of Venice. All I can remember is that Mussolini and Hitler had a meeting here once.
That is just the view of the stables from the Villa
Napoleon spent at least one night in this bed
Each room is filled with intricate paintings and marble sculptures. One can spend hours just appreciating the fine details of every artwork
