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Doges' Palace

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Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Italy

Best of: Architecture, Gothic, Palace, Museum

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The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. [More Details]

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