Â One opera house in this city was recently rebuilt based on photographs of a old design after it burned down and is named The Phoenix.
This city's churches of Frari and San Zanipolo exemplify its namesake type of gothic architecture, which was characterized by simple, brick exterior designs. Â One opera house in this city was recently rebuilt based on photographs of a old design after it burned down and is named The Phoenix. Â Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni resides here. Â Many of Jacopo Sansovino's finest works were done in this city, including statues of Mars and Neptune that flank the Giants' Staircase in a building connected to the Piombi prison by the (*) Bridge of Sighs. Â The Pala D'Oro altarpiece is found along with many Byzantine style mosaics in this city's St. Mark's Cathedral. Â For 10 points, name this city, the subject of a Ruskin book, home to the Doge's Palace and many canals.
This city's churches of Frari and San Zanipolo exemplify its namesake type of gothic architecture, which was characterized by simple, brick exterior designs.
Venice