The Rialto (q.v.) is lined with shops, and is a scene of busy interest. The district is identified as the original site of the city. Beyond, con tinuing the course of the Grand Canal, are seen the markets. the celebrated Ca' d'Oro; the Ven dramin Palace, with an imposing facade, where Wagner died; and the Fontlaco de' Turehi op posite, with the Municipal Museum, which con tains specimens of the art indnstries of Venice, antiquities, some good pictures, etc. Diagonally opposite the railway station is the small but pleasant Papadopoli garden. In the region to the north are found the old and new ghetto, the Church of the Madonna dell' Orto, with admir able pictures: and the baroque Jesuit Church, containing Titian's "Martyrdom of Saint Law rence." The district of the Merceria—the principal shopping street, and connecting the Piazza of Saint Mark with the Rialto—is full of interest. To the north is the Renaissance Church of San Giovanni Crisostomo containing good altar-pieces by Bellini and Sebastiano del Piombo. To the southwest of the Merceria are the famous the atres, the classic Fenice, the Rossini, the Goldoni —the first seating 3000 persons, but open only between Christmas and Lent; and the fine domed Church of San Salvatore, finished in 1534 and containing Titian's "Annunciation." Directly west of the Piazza of Saint Mark's is the Calle San Noise, a lively shopping street.
In the large section of the city south and west of and beyond the edifices bordering the Grand Canal, there may be mentioned the San Giovanni Elemosinario, with Titian's striking altar-piece of the same name, and the great and handsome Fran Church, one of the wonders of Venice. It is Gothic and was begun in 1330. It
is noted especially for its fine altar-pieces, and for its monuments of many important personages, including Canova and Titian. The pictures in clude Titian's renowned "Madonna of the Pesaro Family" and Bellini's charming "Madonna and Saints." The monastery of the Frani holds the Venetian archives—a very rare collection, with several million documents, some dating from the close of the ninth century. Farther on is the at tractive Scuola di San Rocco, dating from 1517, striking for its architecture and for its mural paintings by Tintoretto. His masterpiece, the "Crucifixion," is here.
Some distance to the south is Santa Maria del Carmine, and southwest, near the Canal della. Giudecca. is San Sebastiano, notable for altar pieces by Paul Veronese, and for his tomb. To the southeast stretches the long and straight Fondamenta delle Zattere. The Gindecen district opposite has the island of San Giorgio Maggiore at its northeast end, opposite time Doge's Palace. On this island is the fine domed church of the same name, a e•eatinn of Palladio in the middle of the sixteenth century. Its campanile affords one of the best views to be had in Venice. On the island of the Giudeeca is another noteworthy church by Pallatlio—the Rodent ore, of much interest to architects for special features. Inter esting CXCIIrSiOlIS can he made to the island en virons of the city. Murano (q.v.) lies to the north, beyond the island of the cemetery. Tor cello (q.v.I merits a visit, About two miles southeast of the city is the island of S•un T,azzaro, the seat of an Armenian archbishopric and mon astery with which are connected extensive educa• tional and publishing institutions.