Venice- Church of San Giorgio Maggiore across Lagoon
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th century Benedictine church on the island of the same name . It was designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610.
The façade is brilliantly white and represents Palladio's solution to the difficulty of adapting a classical temple facade to the form of the Christian church.
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Venice- Church of San Giorgio Maggiore across Lagoon
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th century Benedictine church on the island of the same name . It was designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610.
The façade is brilliantly white and represents Palladio's solution to the difficulty of adapting a classical temple facade to the form of the Christian church.
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Uploaded on December 12, 2011
Taken on September 20, 2011