Ateneo Di San Basso - Venezia, Italy
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Ateneo Di San Basso is a Baroque style deconsecrated church located on Piazza San Marco in central Venice, Italy. It now serves as a concert hall.
Waymark Code: WMX15Y
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 11/11/2017
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According to the Venetian historian Flaminio Corner, the church was erected in the year 1079. It was rebuilt after fires in 1105 and again in 1665. This last church, the current building, was probably designed by Giuseppe Benoni with the facade added 10 years later by Baldassare Longhena, but never finished - its upper part was never built. Located nearby the St. Mark's Clocktower, it has a side façade on the Piazza San Marco. It has four Corinthian columns and two single mullioned windows.
In 1806, during the Napoleonic occupation, the church was closed and sold to a private source. In 1847 it was ceded to the Fabbriceria di San Marco, which used it to store marbles and sculptures.
In the 1950's the building was reconstructed and furnished as conference and music hall. On 25 March 1953 the Ateneo di San Basso was inaugurated by Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the later Pope Johannes XXIII. Now used as a classical music venue, visitors can enjoy the sounds of Vivaldi and Mozart.
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