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The door under the bridge

The Ponte de la Feltrina over the rio di Santa Maria Zobenigo: the walled-up door hides beneath the arch, in the rear flank of the church
The Ponte de la Feltrina over the rio di Santa Maria Zobenigo: the walled-up door hides beneath the arch, in the rear flank of the church Photo: Abxbay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

In Venice a church has two façades. The one on the campo (square) is the façade of statues and processions. The one on the rio is the façade of work: boats arrive, unload, and the church has a door onto the water.

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