Mark, on the other side of the San Marco Basin. “The island of Saint George Maggiore, where the church of Palladio shows its Greek facade, its oriental dome and its Venetian bell tower of the most vivid pink.”Īt the top of the Campanile of San Giorgio Maggiore stands an angel, like its neighbour of the Campanile of St. Its pink shaft, its pink and white belfry and its thin and delicate green bell tower are all distinctive signs and colours that play with the days, with the shadows and lights of the lagoon. Its slender and airy arrow is one of the elements that mainly gives it its magnificent elegance. The monk and architect Benedetto Buratti of Bologna designed this new bell tower in 1791.Īccording to Cesare Augusto Levi, the third bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore rises to 63 metres in height. This third one you can still see right now. Therefore, rebuilding a third bell tower was necessary, which was completed on December 24, 1791. More sadly, a monk was killed and two others wounded. Indeed, the abbey's dormitory adjoined the church, as the choir and the sacristy were destroyed. Three centuries later, on February 27, 1774, this new bell tower collapsed in its turn, causing quite a lot of damage. The first bell tower in San Giorgio Maggiore collapsed in 1442 following strong winds.Ī second bell tower was rebuilt identically by reinforcing its structure. Like many campaniles in Venice, the Campanile of Saint George Maggiore is no longer the original bell tower. Mark's.īuratti's Campanile of San Giorgio Maggiore Fall in 1442, then again in 1774 It is also one of the tallest bell towers in Venice and one of only two that you can visit and climb by elevator to its summit, as well as that of St. The Campanile of Saint George Major is a beautiful tall tower made of red bricks and white Istrian stone. George Major, with its bell tower and dome sparkling under the rising sun.” “There, on the other bank, sitting in the middle of the golden waters like a fairy island, St. We see it better than the Campanile of St Mark because no building hides the view it is better placed in the landscape of Venice because it characterizes it alone, in this part of the lagoon. We never get tired of the beauty of this bell tower whether it is bathed in light or soaked in mist, it is there, present, omnipresent. This location puts it particularly well in value.Īt sunsets and sunrises in Venice, from San Marco or the Schiavoni's bank, feature the Campanile of San Giorgio Maggiore and the facade of its church, built by Andrea Palladio, bathing them both in a yellow glow turning orange and worthy of the most beautiful films in Technicolor! The bell tower of Saint George Major is one of the most obvious in the landscape of Venice, thanks to its location on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore facing the San Mark Square. San Giorgio Maggiore bell tower is 63 metres high. The Campanile Bell Tower of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice ↓ skip to content ↓ Italy Venice | Florence |
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