Scala Monumentale della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Interior: Staircase
Media Date
March 2007
Photographer
Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Notes

The building was designed and begun by Sansovino, who completed the first 16 arcaded bays between 1537 and 1553. In 1588 Scamozzi finished the work with an additional 5 bays that connected the library with the zecca (mint) on the embankment--also designed by Sansovino.

Record ID
ven_libreria_sansovina_2