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Procuratie Vecchie

Piazza San Marco patrimonio dell'umanità
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St. Mark's Square a World Heritage site

 
 
Procuratie Vecchie Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
1. Procuratie Vecchie Marker
Inscription.  
Procuratie Vecchie 1500-1532
Piazza San Marco patrimonio dell'umanità

L'edificio del XII secolo, ad un solo piano, destinato originariamente ad abitazione dei Procuratori di San Marco, venne interamente ricostruito tra il 1500 e il 1532. Nel progetto e nella realizzazione furono impegnati alcuni tra i più importanti architetti attivi a Venezia in quel periodo, quali il Codussi, lo Scarpagnino, Bartolomeo Bon il Giovane, Guglielmo de' Grigi, il Sansovino. Oggi ospitano soprattutto uffici.

English:
Procuratie Vecchie 1500-1532
St. Mark's Square a World Heritage site

The original twelfth-century building of only one storey housed the Procuratori di San Marco, high-ranking state officials. Over the period 1500-1532 the structure was entirely rebuilt, with the scheme involving some of the most important architects active in Venice at the time: Mauro Codussi, Antonio Scarpagnino, Bartolomo Bon the Younger, Guglielmo de' Grigi and Jacopo Sansovino. Today the building houses offices.

German:
Procuratie Vecchie 1500-1532
Markusplatz
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Das einstöckige Gebäude der "Alten Prokuratien" aus dem 12. Jahrhundert, das ursprünglich als Wohngebäude für die Procuratori di San Marco diente, wurde zwischen 1500 und 1532 vollständig erneuert. An der Planung und Leitung der Umbaumaßnahmen waren einige der bedeutendsten Architekten, die seinerzeit in Venedig tätig waren, beteiligt, wie Mauro Codussi, Antonio Scarpagnino, Bartolomeo Bon der Jüngere, Guglielmo de' Grigi, Jacopo Sansovino. Heute befinden sich hier vorwiegend Büroräume.

French:
Vieilles Procuraties 1500-1532
Place Saint-Marc patrimoine de l'humanité

Destiné, au départ, à l'habitation des Procurateurs de Saint-Marc, cet édifice du XIIe siècle, doté d'un seul étage, a été entièrement reconstruit entre 1500 et 1532. Le projet et la réalisation ont été confiés à certains des plus grands architectes actifs à Venise à cette époque, tels Mauro Codussi, Antonio Scarpagnino, Bartolomeo Bon le Jeune, Guglielmo de' Grigi et Jacopo Sansovino. Aujourd'hui, ces Procuraties abritent surtoutes bureaux.
 
Erected by Città di Venezia. (Marker Number 3.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500.
 
Location. 45° 26.042′ N, 12° 20.257′ 
The view of the Procuratie Vecchie and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
2. The view of the Procuratie Vecchie and Marker
The San Marcos Basilica is located in the background.
E. Marker is in Venezia, Veneto (Venetia), in Città Metropolitana di Venezia. It is in San Marco. It is at the intersection of Piazza San Marco and Sotoportego del Cavalletto, on the right when traveling west on Piazza San Marco. The marker is located in the northwest section of San Marcos Piazza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza San Marco 91, Venezia, Veneto 30124, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ala Napoleonica / Napoleonic Wing (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacopo Castelli (within shouting distance of this marker); Ippolito Caffi (within shouting distance of this marker); Giuseppe Sirtori (within shouting distance of this marker); Isacco Pesaro Maurogonato (within shouting distance of this marker); Francesco Avesani (within shouting distance of this marker); Attilio Emilio Bandiera - Domenico Moro (within shouting distance of this marker); Zambelli Giovanni - Scarsellini Angelo - Canal Bernardo (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Venezia.
 
Also see . . .  Procuratie. Wikipedia
The Procuratie are three connected buildings along the perimeter of Saint Mark's Square in Venice, Italy. Two of the buildings, the Procuratie Vecchie (Old Procuracies) and the Procuratie Nuove (New Procuracies), were constructed by the procurators of Saint
The view of the three connected buildings making up the Procuratie image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
3. The view of the three connected buildings making up the Procuratie
Mark, the second-highest dignitaries in the government of the Republic of Venice, who were charged with administering the treasury of the Church of Saint Mark as well as the financial affairs of state wards and trust funds established on behalf of religious and charitable institutions.
(Submitted on May 15, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.   3. submitted on May 15, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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