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Buildings overlooking the Grand Canal (Cannaregio district), including Palazzo Flangini on the far right

On the left, the corner sculpture ‘Ebbrezza di Noè’ and the Bridge of Sighs over the Rio di Palazzo della Canonica

The side façade of the Church of Saints Geremia and Lucia, founded in 1292, on the Grand Canal

The Bridge of Sighs, which spans the Rio di Palazzo della Canonica, is a Baroque-style bridge built of Istrian stone and designed by the architect Antonio Contin

Historic buildings in the Cannaregio district

The columns of the Ponte del Vin on the Riva degli Schiavoni

Riva del Vin as seen from the Rialto Bridge and a pink crocodile (Cracking Art) on a balcony at the Hotel Marconi

The bow of a gondola moored along the Riva degli Schiavoni

The Grand Canal and the Riva del Vin as seen from the Rialto Bridge

Bridge over the Rio del Vin, with the red building of the Hotel Danieli on the Riva degli Schiavoni in the background

On the left, the Palazzo dei Dieci Savi on Ruga dei Oresi, as seen from the Rialto Bridge

An allegorical figure decorating the plinth of the equestrian monument to Vittorio Emanuele II along the Riva degli Schiavoni

The central staircase and the closed shops on the Rialto Bridge

One of the four allegorical figures beside the plinth of the equestrian monument to Vittorio Emanuele II on the Riva degli Schiavoni

Tron Bridge over the Orsello at dusk

Monument dedicated to Vittorio Emanuele II, with three allegorical figures flanking the plinth, on the Riva degli Schiavoni

The Mori di Venezia atop the Clock Tower, bronze statues depicting two shepherds striking a bell with a mallet every hour

A stall selling Venetian masks on the Riva degli Schiavoni

A view of St Mark’s Square at dusk, showing the Basilica, the bell tower and the Procuratie

On the right is the church of Santa Maria della Pietà, on the Riva degli Schiavoni, designed by Massari

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