Dorsoduro

Dorsoduro is a district of Venice, located in the southern part of the city. The Sestriere has about 15,586 inhabitants (as of 12 December 2007), of which 4,763 to 1,535 on Giudecca and Sacca Fisola, both offshore in the South Islands. The small island of Sacca San Biagio west of Sacca Fisola is uninhabited. The northern main section covers the following parishes ( from west to east ), based in each case on the same island ( exceptions in parentheses):

For this purpose, three other parishes come on the Giudecca. The area accounts for 92 hectares.

The name is derived from the state of Sestriere before the settlement. Dorso duro means hard back and points to the fact that it was solid, partially rocky ground on which the district has been built. For Dorsoduro includes the islands of Giudecca, the western islands Sacca Fisola and Sacca San Biagio, while the east offshore island of San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the Sesteriere San Marco.

Dorsoduro is characterized by its wealth of sacred and profane magnificent. The building owners, architects and builders could use a two long shoreline (Canal Grande and Zattere ) in the city and on the Giudecca and San Giorgio Island, to realize their visions.

Among the most beautiful secular buildings of the district of the Palazzo Dario on the Grand Canal heard at the beginning of the Rio delle Torreselle. It was in 1479 when the architect Pietro Lombardo commissioned and completed in 1487. While the body was built in the style of Italian Gothic architecture, the facade is built on the canal side in the Renaissance style. The Palazzo is one of the most characteristic palaces of the city.

Churches

The Sestriere had already in 1171 ten contrada ( parishes ). One of the most impressive churches of Venice is the church of Santa Maria della Salute by Baldassare Longhena, whose construction was given by the Venetians in gratitude for salvation from the plague in order. It is probably after the church of St. Mark, the most photographed church in Venice. Equally impressive is the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which lies east of the Salute church on an island and was built by Andrea Palladio. Also started by Palladio and completed after his death by Antonio da Ponte, the Chiesa del Redentore comes on Giudecca Island. In addition to these three highly visible churches is found on the Zattere the church of Santa Maria della Visitation, Church of the Gesuati (Santa Maria del Rosario ) and Santo Spirito.

From the water side to not immediately recognize other religious monuments are situated in Dorsoduro. Immediately behind the Stazione Marittima is the church of San Sebastiano, whose trappings can not imagine the splendor of the paintings of there also buried Paolo Veronese. From San Sebastiano east through the Calle Lunga San Barnaba, Campo San Barnaba is achieved with the homonymous church. The moored directly in front of the church on Fondamenta Gherardini vegetables ship can be seen in almost every movie about Venice.

The church of San Trovaso, the Venetian abbreviation for the Saints Gervasio and Protasio has, as a special two different facades that go yes to the two channels Rio di Ognissanti and the Rio San Trovaso. The name San Trovaso is often associated with the ligand is located next to the church Gondola shipyard.

" Begged " appear the different styles that adorn the interior of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli church. Mendicant monks and pious women, " le Pinzochere " had in this simple outward appearances from her church on the western edge of Dorsoduro their home. Noteworthy is the portico of the 15th century.

On the eastern edge of the Campo San Margherita, the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo, which is like so many other churches named with an abbreviated " I Carmini " is. Alongside works by Cima da Conegliano, Tintoretto, Lorenzo Lotto and can be found on the stoup a bronze relief by Verrocchio showing the burial of Jesus. The connected to the church monastery complex now houses the Art Institute.