Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venice

Name: Scuola Grande di San Marco
Address: Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, 6777, Venice, 30122, Italy
Telephone: +39 041 529 4323

#199 among attractions in Venice

Vernacular architecture, Mauro Codussi, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in Venice, Italy, designed by the well-known Venetian architects Pietro Lombardo, Mauro Codussi, and Bartolomeo Bon. It was originally the home to one of the Scuole Grandi of Venice, or six major confraternities, but is now the city's hospital. It faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 45°26'23"N, 12°20'29"E

Address

Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, 6777CastelloVenice 30122 Italy

Contact

+39 041 529 4323

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Scuola Grande di San Marco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni.

~440 ftW
Palace, Gothic architecture
Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Venice
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~560 ftSE
Gothic church filled with artworks
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~1360 ftSW
Vernacular architecture, Palace, Titian
Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice
7 min walk • The Fondaco dei Tedeschi is a historic building in Venice, northern Italy, situated on the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge. It was the headquarters and restricted living quarters of the city's German merchants.
~220 ftS
Monuments and statues
Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, Venice
2 min walk • The Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy, executed by Andrea del Verrocchio in 1480–1488. Portraying the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni, it has a height of 395 cm excluding the pedestal.
~1260 ftW
Palace
Palazzo Falier (Cannaregio), Venice
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~1220 ftS
Museum, Art museum, Modernist architecture
Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venice
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~600 ftW
Religious site with an ornate interior
Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
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~1250 ftS
Fine art museum in an ornate palace
Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice
7 min walk • The Fondazione Querini Stampalia is a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, founded in 1869 at the behest of Conte Giovanni, the last descendant of the Venetian Querini Stampalia family.
~1250 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Santi Apostoli, Venice
7 min walk • The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo, commonly called San Apostoli, is a 7th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Cannaregio sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation.
~990 ftE
Church
Santa Maria del Pianto, Venice
5 min walk • Santa Maria del Pianto is a late-Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Venice, Italy. This dilapidated octagonal church in a forgotten corner of Venice was designed by Baldassare Longhena, and appears inspired by Longhena's Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand Canal, Venice.
~1030 ftS
16th-century church in a small square
Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, Venice
5 min walk • Santa Maria Formosa, formally The Church of the Purification of Mary, is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Scuola Grande di San Marco?

Nearby attractions include Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, Venice (2 min walk), Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice (2 min walk), Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel, Venice (3 min walk), Santa Maria dei Derelitti, Venice (3 min walk).

How to get to Scuola Grande di San Marco by public transport?

The nearest stations to Scuola Grande di San Marco:

Ferry

Ospedale • Lines: B (5 min walk)
Fondamente Nove • Lines: B (6 min walk)

Train

Venezia Santa Lucia (26 min walk)
Piazzale Roma (31 min walk)

Bus

Venezia A1 • Lines: 5 (28 min walk)
Venezia A2 • Lines: 6, 7, 7E, 7L (28 min walk)

Tram

Piazzale Roma • Lines: T1 (28 min walk)