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Punta della Dogana and the Dogana da Mar

The Punta della Dogana seen from St Mark’s Basin, at the mouth of the Grand Canal
The Punta della Dogana seen from St Mark’s Basin, at the mouth of the Grand Canal Photo: José Luiz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

At the tip of Dorsoduro, where the Grand Canal meets St Mark’s Basin, juts out the Punta della Dogana: for centuries Venice’s customs gate, the point where every ship was checked and taxed before entering the heart of the city.

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