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PALAZZO DUCALE
THE MUSEO DELL'OPERA.
Here are conserved the original late Gothic columns and
capitals from the ground-level portico and the loggia on
the south and west sides of the Palace, replaced with
reproductions in the second half of the XIXth century,
following a grandiose restoration campaign. These works
constitute one of the most suggestive examples for the
appreciation of the art and the fantastic iconographic
world of the Lombard and Veneto stonemasons who worked in
Venice in the XIVth and XVth centuries.
THE PALACE.
The itinerary unfolds through the halls which were the
seat of the organs of Government of the Republic: the
Collegio, the Senate, the Council of Ten, the Maggior
Consiglio. The splendid interior decoration, both
majestic and scenographic, is the work of the major
masters of Venetian painting, such as Titian, Tintoretto
and Veronese. The itinerary includes a visit to the
Armoury.
THE DUCAL APARTMENT.
The Golden Staircase gives access to the Apartment of the
Doges, where the Venetian Government imposed residence
upon the highest authority and together the symbol itself
of the State. The Apartment, located in a position which
allowed both rapid horizontal and vertical connections
with the most important places of the political life of
the Palace, is decorated with splendid sculpted
fireplaces and with canvases by the major artists of the
Venetian school.
THE PRISONS.
Connected to the sumptuous halls of the Palace through
the Bridge
of Sighs, the "New
Prisons" embody the harsh and inflexible aspect of
Venetian civilisation, its Justice. The itinerary leads
to the discovery of these cramped places of detention,
where graffiti by the ancient prisoners may still be
seen.
THE SECRET ITINERARIES.
(Visit by appointment only with authorised guide). This
itinerary unfolds in the areas of the Palace which were
excluded from the opulent scenographic rituals of the
Republic, where the anonymous daily work of the state
burocracy took place. The itinerary, among other things,
shows the rooms where the prisoners were interrogated and
the torture chamber, and through a labyrinthian network
of tortuous passages, leads down into the most secret
meanders of the Palace.
DIRECTION OF THE DUCAL PALACE
Piazza San Marco, 1
31024 Venezia
INFORMATION
Tel.: 041.5224951
ENTRANCE
Porta del Frumento (in front of the Bacino di San Marco)
HOURS
1 November - 31 March from 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM
1 April - 31 October from 9:00 AM through 7:00 PM
Open every day, including Saturday and Sunday.
Closed on January 1, December 25.
Ticket sales end one hour before Palace closing time.
CUMULATIVE TICKET DUCAL PALACE - CORRER MUSEUM
Lire I4.000 Full-price.
Lire 8.000 Reduced price for students age 14 - 28.
Reduction for two accompanying persons per class.
Italian senior citizens over age 60.
Lire 4.000. Special for students age 6 - 14, who
pre-schedule their visit by appointment. Reduction for
two accompanying teachers per class.
Lire 3.000.Special for foreign military in uniform.
Free. Children from age 0-6 . Bearers of handicap with
accompanying person. Italian military in uniform. Senior
citizens over age 60 resident in the City of Venice.
Group-leaders, authorised guides, translators and
interpreters accompanying a group.
Secret itineraries. Visit by appointment with authorised
guide from 10:00 AM to I2:00 AM, closed Wednesday.
Lire I0.000. Full price. Lire 6.000. Reduced price for
students age 6 - I4 and senior citizens over age 60
resident in Venice.
AUDIOGUIDE
Rental service in 5 languages.
BOOKSHOP
Guide, catalog, art books, art reproductions, giftware.
CAFETERIA AND BOOKSHOP
Same hours as the Palace.
Access with ticket to the Palace.
TRANSPORTATION
Line 1, stop at San Marco.
Line 52, stop at San Zaccaria.
Line 82, stop at San Zaccaria.
Line 14 (from Punta Sabbioni. Treporti) stop at Riva dei
Schiavoni.
Line 6 (from Lido) stop at Riva dei Schiavoni.
