Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace is also in St. Mark's Square. The doge was the ruling duke of Venice, and his palace was his home and it was where the government met. It's built in the Venetian Gothic style.



Here I am with some columns. Take a look at the columns. Does anything look unusual? Over time, St. Mark's Square has been sinking. (The rest of Venice is, too. Many of the buildings don't use the ground-level floor). To combat this, every so often the pavement in St. Mark's Square is removed, a layer of sand is put down, and then the pavement is put back on the Square. The last time this happened was 2006. Over time of doing this, the columns here look disproportional; they look too short!
A few of the palace's nicknames are The Wedding Cake, The Table Cloth, and The Pink House.

Some close-up shots (-Notice the winged lion?!)





We went inside, and it was all very beautiful. Here's Laura in the golden staircase!