San Marco in Venezia in Città Metropolitana di Venezia, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Zecca
Piazza San Marco patrimonio dell'umanità
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The Mint
St. Mark's Square a World Heritage site
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
1. Zecca / The Mint Marker
Zecca 1536-1545
Piazza San Marco patrimonio dell'umanità
L'edificio è progettato da Jacopo Sansovino tra il 1536 e il 1545 nell'ambito della ristrutturazione urbanistica della Piazza voluta dal doge Andrea Gritti; vi si coniavano le monete della Repubblica e l'attività continuò fino al 1870. Oggi ospita le sale di lettura della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.
The Mint 1536-1545
St. Mark's Square a World Heritage site
This was designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the period 1536-1545 as part of the re-organisation of St. Mark's Square ordered by Doge Andrea Gritti. Even after the fall of the Venetian Republic the building continued to function as a mint up until 1870. Now it houses the reading-rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.
Zecca 1536-1545
Markusplatz ein Weltkulturgut
Die Zecca [Münzprägestätte] wurde von Jacopo Sansovino zwischen 1536 und 1545 im Rahmen einer städtebaulichen Umstrukturierung des Markusplatzes auf Geheiß des Dogen Andrea Gritti erbaut. Hier wurden die Münzen der Republik
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Hôtel de la Monnaie 1536-1545
Place Saint-Marc patrimoine de l'humanité
Cet édifice fut conçu par Jacopo Sansovino entre 1536 et 1545 dans le cadre de la restructuration urbaine de la Place, souhaitée par le doge Andrea Gritti; on y frappait les monnaies de la République et cette activité continua jusqu'en 1870. Elle abrite aujourd'hui les salles de lecture de la Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana.
Erected by Città di Venezia. (Marker Number 10.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1536.
Location. 45° 25.986′ N, 12° 20.352′ E. Marker is in Venezia, Veneto (Venetia), in Città Metropolitana di Venezia. It is in San Marco. It is on Giardini Ex Reali just west of Piazzetta San Marcos, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the south side of the building near the Grand Canal. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Palazzo Ducale / Doge's Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Libreria Sansoviniana / Sansovino's Library
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
2. The view of the Mint building and Marker along the walkway
Also see . . . Zecca of Venice. Wikipedia
The Zecca (English: Mint) is a sixteenth-century building in Venice, Italy which once housed the mint of the Republic of Venice. Built between 1536 and 1548, the heavily rusticated stone structure, originally with only two floors, was designed by Jacopo Sansovino in place of an earlier mint specifically to ensure safety from fire and to provide adequate security for the silver and gold deposits. Giorgio Vasari considered it the finest, richest, and strongest of Sansovino's buildings ("...bellissimo, ricchissimo, e fortissimo edificio de' suoi è la Zecca di Venezia...").(Submitted on May 15, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, March 6, 2024
3. The Zecca / The Mint building
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 223 times since then and 30 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.
