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Venice's Top 10
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Other cities have government buildings; Venice has the Palazzo Ducale, a monumental
propaganda campaign. To reach the halls of power, you must pass the Scala dei Censori
(Stairs of the Censors) and Sansovino's staircase lined with 24-carat gold, then wait in a
Palladio-designed hall facing Tiepolo's
Venice Receiving Gifts of the Sea from Neptune
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Veronese's
Juno Bestowing her Gifts on Venice
graces the trial chambers of the Consiglio
dei Dieci (Council of Ten), Venice's CIA. Upstairs is attic-prison the Piombi, where Casan-
ova was confined in 1756 until his escape.
Sestiere di San Marco
