These astonishing images offer a rare brightly-colored glimpse of the beautiful plazas and intricate architecture of Venice in the 19th century.
The pictures show the famed canals of the Italian beauty spot that are home to boats, gondolas and buildings recognised the world over - and could disappear much sooner than we think.
Venice’s delights, as well as its ordinary citizens, are seen in full colour thanks to a process known as photochrom.
These images were taken in the 1890s and show a city that only 30 years earlier had been taken into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. Previously belonging to Austria, Venice was offered to Italy in exchange for Italian alliance in the Austro-Prussian war.
The pictures show the famed canals of the Italian beauty spot that are home to boats, gondolas and buildings recognised the world over - and could disappear much sooner than we think.
Venice’s delights, as well as its ordinary citizens, are seen in full colour thanks to a process known as photochrom.
These images were taken in the 1890s and show a city that only 30 years earlier had been taken into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. Previously belonging to Austria, Venice was offered to Italy in exchange for Italian alliance in the Austro-Prussian war.
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| The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge |
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| Pesaro Palace |
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| Da Mulla Palace |
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| Vendramin Palace |
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| The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge |
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| The Golden House |
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| Vendramin Calergi Palace |
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| Grand Canal and Doges’ Palace by moonlight |
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| Pigeons in St. Mark’s Place |
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| Doges’ Palace |
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| Piazzetta and San Georgio by moonlight |
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| San Georgio from Doges’ Palace by moonlight |
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| Piazaetta and columns of San Marco |
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| Concert in St. Mark’s Place |
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| The Harbor, Venice, Italy |
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| Concert in St. Mark’s Place |
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| A court yard (Calle dell Angelo a San Martino) |
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| Before St. Mark’s and public hospital |
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| San Marina Canal, Venice, Italy |
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| Columns of St. Mark’s Church, Venice, Italy |
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| Old Venetian courtyard |
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| The Grand Canal |
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| On the Grand Canal |
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| Interior of the Doges’ Palace, with the Giant’s Staircase |
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| Rio della Botisella |
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| Interior Scalzi |
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| St. Mark’s Church and the clock |
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| Rio di San Trovaso, Venice, Italy |
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| Interior of St. Mark’s, Venice, Italy |
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| View from the Campanile |
