General Information
| Beginning of works: | 1780 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Church |
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| Architectural style: |
Neoclassical |
Location
| Location: |
Cannaregio, Venezia-Murano-Burano, Venice, Venezia, Veneto, Italy |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 26' 34.44" N 12° 19' 51.96" E |
Technical Information
There currently is no technical data available.
Excerpt from Wikipedia
La Maddalena (Italian: Santa Maria Maddalena in Cannaregio, usually referred to simply as La Maddalena) is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio.
A religious edifice is known in the site as early as 1222, owned by the Balbo patrician family. When, in the mid-14th century, the Venetian Senate established a public holiday for Mary Magdalene's feast, it was decided to enlarge the church, including a watchtower which was turned into a bell tower.
The church was restored in the early 18th century, but in 1780 it was entirely rebuilt under design by Tommaso Temanza, with a circular plan inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. The bell tower was demolished in 1888. The most notable feature is the portal, with masonic symbols over the door (probably connected to the Balbo's membership in the Knights Templar). The interior has an hexagonal plan with four side chapels and a presbytery.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "La Maddalena, Venice" and modified on June 2, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Tommaso Temanza (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20035670 - Published on:
21/03/2008 - Last updated on:
04/06/2024
