jan 1, 1309 - Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy

Description:

1. What type of building is this and what are some of its most important functions?
- residential palace and seat of Venetian government

2. What is significant about its location?
- This was both a residential palace and the seat of Venetian government (Doge = Chief Magistrate)

3. How does the exterior of the Doge’s Palace in Venice reflect Gothic influence from northern Europe?
- second floor gallery with ogival arches and tracery, sculptures (justice, Adam and Eve)

4. What are some of its architectural features that reflect Islamic architecture from Egypt and Persia (modern Iran)?
- open interior courtyard surrounded by arcade with pointed arches, open ground level arcade; same geometric pattern created with colored stone