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Sant'Andrea (Venetian Lagoon)

Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Isola di Sant'Andrea a Venezia
Isola di Sant'Andrea a Venezia

Sant'Andrea is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It houses the Forte di Sant'Andrea, a large fortress built in the 16th century to defend Venice. Sant'Andrea constitutes a prolongation of the island of Vignole, from which it is separated by a narrow channel, towards the Porto di Lido-San Nicolò on the Lido, between Venice's Island and the island of Sant'Erasmo.

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Sant'Andrea (Venetian Lagoon)
Riviera San Nicolò, Venice Lido-Pellestrina

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N 45.434602 ° E 12.381146 °
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Forte di Sant'Andrea

Riviera San Nicolò
30132 Venice, Lido-Pellestrina
Veneto, Italy
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San Pietro di Castello (church)
San Pietro di Castello (church)

The Basilica di San Pietro di Castello (English: Basilica of St Peter of Castello), commonly called San Pietro di Castello, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica of the Patriarch of Venice located in the Castello sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. The present building dates from the 16th century, but a church has stood on the site since at least the 7th century. From 1451 to 1807, it was the city's cathedral church, though hardly playing the usual dominant role of a cathedral, as it was overshadowed by the "state church" of San Marco and inconveniently located. During its history, the church has undergone a number of alterations and additions by some of Venice's most prominent architects. Andrea Palladio received his first commission in the city of Venice from the Patriarch Vincenzo Diedo to rebuild the facade and interior of St Pietro, but Diedo's death delayed the project. After St Mark's Basilica became Venice's official cathedral (it had previously been the private church of the Doge), San Pietro fell into a state of disrepair. It was firebombed during the First World War and only through the efforts of conservation organisations has it been restored to its former state. Its ongoing conservation is now managed through its membership of the Chorus Association of Venetian churches. The church is located on San Pietro di Castello (from which it derives its name), a small island off the eastern end of the main city of Venice.