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PALAZZO VENDRAMIN CALERGI
Built in 1509 by Mauro Coducci, with an early Renaissance façade. Wagner died here in 1883. In winter it is the municipal casino.
FONDACO DEI TURCHI
Built in the thirteenth century. In 1621 Turkish merchants converted it into a warehouse (fondaco). In 1924 it became the Natural History Museum.
SAN STAE
Baroque façade sculptured by Domenico Rossi and paid for with a legacy from Doge Alvise Mocerigo, 1709.
SAN MARCUOLA
Built 1728-1736 by Giorgio Massari to honour St.Ermagora and St.Fortunatis. The façade was never finished.