In the hall, there is the famous painting of ' St. Such was the importance of these places in the past that in what is now called the Hall of Conclave was elected a pope in 1800: Pope Pius VII. Here the Foundation organizes exhibitions and cultural events, thanks to which it is also possible to admire the interior of the Monastery.
In fact, San Giorgio Maggiore today is synonymous with elegance, art and refinement. The island was used as a weapons depot and military garrison even under the Austrians, and it was only thanks to the Cini family that the course of the island's history could change. In fact, after the removal of works of art by Napoleon, including the ' The Wedding at Cana' by Veronese, then sent to the Louvre, the island was in a state of total abandonment. Splendid is also the monastic complex that today is home to the Giorgio Cini Foundation.Īfter World War II, the Cini family succeeded in restoring luster to the island of San Giorgio in Venice. The Benedictine monastery, seat of the Giorgio Cini Foundation From there, we'll be closer to the magnificent Borges' Labyrinth. Once back on the church square, we can visit the rest of the monastic complex, seat of the Cini Foundation. Here the view hovers over the Basin and the Grand Canal, and reaches as far as the distant Burano and Murano. Mark's, after having climbed its 254 foots, the vision that you have of Venice from up there does not seem true. If the choir leaves one astonished, it is instead the Bell Tower that captures the attention of many. Even the wooden choir deserves a mention: each seat, in fact, made by a Flemish master, tells a different episode of the life of St. The interior is bright and houses paintings by Giacomo Tintoretto and his son Domenico. In Renaissance style, the façade of the basilica blends elements of Christian and classical flavor, creating a triangular pediment and a four-columned pronaos.
Andrea Palladio, in fact, although he only had to restructure an existing building, realized here one of his most amazing projects. It belonged to the Memmo family until 982, when the family donated it to the Benedictine monks who built their monastery here.Ībout 500 years later, the project of the refectory and the extraordinary Basilica was entrusted to one of the great architects of the time. Formerly, the island was called Memmia, because it belonged to the Memmos, a rich Venetian family.
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