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Shrine dating back to the 1600s in memory of the dead.
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Painted images over a lace-trimmed mantlepiece.
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Now occupied by the university architecture faculty, these former cotton mills are a fine example of re-using the city’s derelict industrial buildings. The mills and their 1,000 employees were active from 1883 to 1960.
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The Virgin’s protection has been implored here against plague and enemy attacks.
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Few children can boast such a historic home for their primary schooling. A stone lion presides over this former state grain store, essential during the 1559 famine. It was converted in 1921–22.
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(see Doge’s Palace).
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This bustling area, usually with store rooms, was often used for the family’s business transactions.
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The importance of the main entrance was usually indicated by the distinctive family crest.
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Usually fronting a canal, this was the only exterior wall decorated with a costly stone overlay to impress visitors.
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These and many other variations punctuate rooftops, their long shafts often running along outside walls.
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