Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by Riccardo Lelli
published on 28 August 2023
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Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice. The room is 53 meters long and 25 meters wide (173 x 82 ft) and can seat 2,000 people. On the back wall is one of the largest oil paintings on canvas in the world: The Glory of Paradise by Jacopo Tintoretto. The ceilings are inset with more paintings, ringed from floor to ceiling in gold.

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Lelli, R. (2023, August 28). Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17836/hall-of-the-great-council-doges-palace-venice/

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Lelli, Riccardo. "Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 28, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17836/hall-of-the-great-council-doges-palace-venice/.

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Lelli, Riccardo. "Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Aug 2023. Web. 26 Dec 2024.

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