Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, from the Grand Canal
Completed 1682; rests on more than 100 000 wooden piles; construction an act of thanksgiving to St Mary for deliverance from the plague.
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, from the Grand Canal
Completed 1682; rests on more than 100 000 wooden piles; construction an act of thanksgiving to St Mary for deliverance from the plague.
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All images are the property of the photographer and may not be reproduced, copied, downloaded, transmitted or used in any way without the written permission of the photographer who may be contacted by registering with flickr and using flickrmail
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