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Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute is a 17th-century Roman Catholic church and minor basilica sited on the Punta della Dogana at the meeting of the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal in Venice. Designed by Baldassare Longhena as a votive Baroque monument and completed in 1681, the octagonal building is dominated by a large central dome, secondary dome and twin bell towers, and richly sculpted Istrian stone façades.
First raised
1631
Its prime
1681
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1681
What Santa Maria della Salute looked like in its prime.
A massive white Istrian-stone, octagonal Baroque church rising directly from the waterfront, dominated by a broad, ribbed central dome with a lantern and statue at its apex, a smaller secondary dome and two bell-towers to the rear. The façade is heavily sculpted with volutes, arched windows, statues on balustrades and a deep central portico reached by wide steps to the water; wooden poles and moored gondolas line the canal in front.
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9 places to explore in 1681.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Santa Maria della Salute — including 5 interiors: central octagonal nave, high altar with sculptural group and byzantine icon, dome interior and lantern (looking up) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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