Punta della Dogana
The
Punta della Dogana
is at the tip of Dorsoduro, one of Venice's six sestieri or
districts. It's the site of the
Dogana di Mare, Venice's 17th Century Customs House, which now
houses a
museum of contemporary art.
On this page:
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In the top image, you can see the Punta della Dogana
at the junction of the Grand Canal
(the waterway in the center of the photo), the
Giudecca Canal (bottom), and
St. Mark's Basin (below the
Piazza San Marco, the Piazzetta, and the Doge's Palace). The
island church of
San Giorgio Maggiore is barely
visible on the right side of the picture.
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The center photo shows the
Fondamenta Zattere ai Saloni
below the Dogana di Mare. (The Zattere is a waterfront promenade
that runs along the north side of the Giudecca Canal from the San
Basilio cruise terminal to Punta della Dogana.)
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In the third picture, you can see the Baroque façade
of the Dogana di Mare with its signature gilded globe and a
weathervane that features a bronze sculpture of the goddess Fortuna.
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Tip: If you zoom
in on the top image, you'll see the
Basilica di Santa
Maria della Salute and the Peggy
Guggenheim Collection (Venice's best-known museum of modern
art.) Close to the Salute is the five-star
Centurion Palace Hotel, a beautifully renovated palazzo
facing the Grand Canal.
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