Piazzetta

Piazzetta di San Marco

Piazzetta di San Marco is a small plaza located between the coast Canale di San Marco and the St. Mark Square. On the right side (looking from the port) is the Doge’s Palace, and the left – the building Liberia Sansoviniana, held by the National Library Biblioteca Marciana Nationale. Beside it, the mint building is erected in which Venetians beat own coin. On the other hand, at the edge of the Canale di San Marco located a small port, which is a haven for tourist ships and gondolas. In addition, at the square is also the church of San Giorgo Maggiore and maritime customs chamber building.
Piazzetta formerly served as the unofficial meeting place of politicians. Here also held public executions. The place of execution was between two twelfth-century columns spiked near the coastal boulevard.