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4 unusual facts about Fondaco dei Tedeschi


Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Like the Fondaco dei Turchi, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi combined the functions of a palace, warehouse, market and restricted living quarters for its population, in this case mainly Germanic merchants from cities such as Nuremberg, Judenburg and Augsburg.

Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Ponte di Rialto

On the right is the 15th century appearance of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, destroyed by a fire in January 1505.

San Bartolomeo, Venice

It was renovated in 1170, and became the church of the German community in Venice, whose commercial headquarters were nearby at the Fondaco dei Tedeschi.

Tedesco

Fondaco dei Tedeschi, headquarters and restricted living quarters of the German merchant population in Venice



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