Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute stands at Venice’s Punta della Dogana, where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal. Arrivals by water often see its dome before reaching Venice. Designed by Baldassare Longhena, the Baroque church rises in an octagonal form with two domes and rear bell towers. Two contrasting materials mark its structure: Istrian stone and marmorino, brick covered with marble dust.
Venice vowed this church after the plague, and construction continued from 1631 until 1681. About one million wooden piles support the platform beneath it. Eight chapels radiate from the interior centre, where coloured stone and Byzantine influences shape the space. A balustrade carries a ring of saints around the central nave.
Titian’s Descent of the Holy Spirit hangs near three Luca Giordano altars depicting scenes from Mary’s life. Tintoretto’s Marriage at Cana includes a self-portrait in the sacristy. The high altar holds the Byzantine Madonna and Child icon Panagia Mesopantitissa, brought from Candia in 1669. A temporary bridge across the Grand Canal carries a thanksgiving procession to the church each year.
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