Loggetta del Sansovino - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Loggetta del Sansovino - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Loggetta is a small, richly decorated building at the base of the bell tower in Saint Mark's Square, Venice, Italy. Built by Jacopo Sansovino between 1538 and 1546,Disbursements for building materials and workers began in February of 1538. The final payment to Sansovino for the four bronze statues of the façade was in February of 1546. Morresi, Jacopo Sansovino, pp. 213–215. it served at various times as a gathering place for nobles and for meetings of the procurators of Saint Mark, the officials of the Venetian Republic who were responsible principally for the administration of the treasury of the Church of Saint Mark and for the public buildings around Saint Mark's Square. Read more on Wikipedia
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