Andrew Luyten's photos
Where's Jenny?
Amazon Delivers
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All seems a bit precarious, perhaps some packages arrive with a bit of water damage.
The Morning Rush
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Not quite sure of the 'rules-of the-canal' but everything moves fairly slowly so time to think.
Time to Splash Out?
Venice Side Street
Venetian Style Hotel #2
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Venetian Style Hotel #1
Grand Canal View
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From our hotel balcony. The 'bin lorry' is a bit smaller than round our way in the UK.
Fortunately the canal quietens down a lot at night.
Lending a Hand
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Moses, Adam and Eve withness the Resurrection of Christ.
External mosaic, St Mark's Basilica
Horses of St. Mark
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aka The Quadriga, looted from Constantinople. The outside ones are replicas, but inside you can get close to the originals from Roman times.
Another Venetian Lion
St Nicholas Moasic
A Venetian Lion of St Mark
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There are several, this one above the Porta della Carta entrance to the Doge's Palace. Doge Foscari is doing the kneeling.
The inscription reads:
PAX - EVAN
TIBI - GELI
MAR - STA
CE - MEVS
(peace to you, Mark my evangelist)
Two Tetrarchs
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Porphyry sculpture (300AD) looted from Constantinople. The other two are around the corner.
Looking Out From the Bridge of Sighs
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Herri met de Bles: Inferno
Tintoretto: The Second Conquest of Constantinople
