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Day 16 sea day Start of our last week on board..... Good morning and thanks for following 🛳 We saw wildlife from the bridge cam..... in the sea type.... dolphins? Just breaking water. Swimming toward us on the starboard bow.. . We're portside but still rushed out and saw nothing! Up really early ( for me ) to watch the sail through the Straits of Messina ( the bit between the mainland and Sicily ) Quick tour around the breakfast stations whilst it's quiet. Most are doubled up. More Doge's Palace later!
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The Armoury was located next to the Hall of the Great Council, so that in case of any "troubles" the members of the council could arm themselves in an instant and join the ranks of the defenders of the palace. Theft, looting and requisition of the following years significantly diminished the property of the Armory, but so far it has more than two thousand different types of weapons and armor.
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The Chamber of the Council of Tens There is a hidden door in the panelling Through this door the accused would be led to the Bridge of Sighs. Citizens could post condemnation of fellow citizens through slots in the wall around the Palace. If, following investigation, they were proved correct they may be rewarded; if disproved they would receive the worst punishment imaginable. This pic of the one in the chamber The slot into which accusations could be posted.
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Sale delle Quattro Porte The room with four doors. Important visitors such as foreign leaders and ambassadors waited in this room before entering the more formal chambers of the palace. In the center of the ceiling, an octagonal painting depicts Doge Priuli kneeling before two allegorical figures: Justice with her sword and scales and Peace with her olive branch. The allegories of Justice and Peace were two virtues with which the Venetian Republic especially venerated.
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What did the Doge of Venice do? While at first, the Doge of Venice had great power, it was not until 1268 that their power was dramatically reduced. Eventually, the Doge became a figurehead in the city. The Doge represented the city by visiting foreign dignitaries and held many symbolic and ceremonial functions around the city. We enter the Palace and climb many stairs with very ornately decorated ceilings.
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Thank you to whoever invented the gizmo guided tours now use so everyone can hear the guide! What a revelation for the hard of hearing! I don't have to stand next to the guide to hear what's being said! Our guide is Marie Thérèse from 'Walks'. Interesting info about the 12th century (designed as a lighthouse) Campanile here We walk inside the Doge's Palace into the courtyard. The facades of the courtyard of the Doge's Palace were built during the Dogat of Marco Barbarigo and Agostino Barbarigo, that is to say between 1485 and 1501: the dating is so precise that there is the coat of arms of the Doges who reigned then on either side of the lion of St. Mark above the giant staircase. The facade is characterized by a Renaissance-style marble decoration, designed by the architect Antonio Rizzo. A freshwater well. One of two. The number of windows in your ball room indicated your wealth.