In pictures

The building of the Ala Napoleonica in Piazza San Marco brought about the demolition of the church of San Geminiano (built by Sansovino) and the two edifices either side which formed the continuation of the Procuratie Vecchie (left) and the Procuratie Nuove (right).Previous imageFollowing image

These yews mark the site of the Château de Saint-Cloud which burned down during the war of 1870. In fact they mark the spot of the imposing Galerie d'Apollon and its magnificent painted ceiling by Mignard.It was here that the Anciens were meeting when the coup d'Etat of 18 Brumaire took place.Here too was where […]

The façade of the Ala Napoleonica here shows two superimposed arcades of fifteen arches above which (in the attic) there runs a frieze with in the centre a carved representation of Napoleon enthroned – a scene destroyed by the Austrians on their return. The panels of the frieze are interspersed with statues in bas-relief representing […]

The Ala Napoleonica here shows an arcade of eleven arches on the level of the piazza and a piano nobile decorated with Ionic semi-columns. The frieze of the second entablature is sculpted with garlands, and the attic has bas-relief panels representing spoils alternating with eleven statues of divinities. Antonio Bosa and Domenico Banti executed the […]

The Sotoportico San Geminiano in the Ala Napoleonica gives onto the grand staircase which at present leads to the Museo Correr.The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the Napoleon Foundation. Previous imageFollowing image

Situated in the centre of the Ala Napoleonica, the Sotoportico San Geminiano links Piazza San Marco with the rest of the city.The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the Napoleon Foundation. Previous imageFollowing image

On this side, the Sotoportico San Geminiano in the Ala Napoleonica opens onto the Piazza San Marco.The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the Napoleon Foundation. Previous imageFollowing image

The Sotoportico San Geminiano in the Ala Napoleonica has a ceiling with coffers each about 1 metre deep with rosette bosses in the centre.The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the Napoleon Foundation. Previous imageFollowing image

This detail of the Sotoportico San Geminiano in the Ala Napoleonica reveals its poor state of repair, notably: dust, blackening in the upper parts and damage to the Istrian stone pillars.The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, supported by the Napoleon Foundation. Previous […]

This lamp in the Sotoportico San Geminiano in the Ala Napoleonica hangs from a long iron bar which is completely oxidised. Parts of the bronze have also been corroded and covered in guano. The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the […]