Statue of a Turbanned figure, Fondamenta dei Mori
One of four turbaned figures around the Campo dei Mori, in a part of Venice where merchants lived and had their warehouses
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Sculpture/relief/stonework
Facade and sculpture, San Francesco della Vigna
Completed in 1554 by Sansovino with a facade added by Palladio around 1562, which was restored, with its bronze sculptures, by Venice in Peril in 1994-5
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Capitals from the loggia of the Palazzo Ducale
Stonework conservation of the finely carved 14th and 15th century capitals from the colonnade of the Palazzo Ducale facing the lagoon and the piazza. Much admired by Ruskin. Now in the Museo dell’Opera.
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Porta della Carta, ceremonial entrance to the Ducal Palace
The conservation of the richly detailed Porta della Carta was an early project of Venice in Peril, undertaken from 1976-1979
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Loggetta, Piazza San Marco
The Loggetta in Piazza San Marco, built by Jacopo Sansovino in 1537, was crushed when the Campanile collapsed in 1902. It was rebuilt and later Venice in Peril Fund undertook conservation in 1972-1974.
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