For a long time Greek Orthodox rites were not permitted in Venice but in 1498 the Greek community finally got the rights to establish a confraternity known as ‘Scuola de San Nicolo dei Greci’.
The bell tower is a part of the Church of Saint George of the Greeks which is a symbol of the Confraternity of the Greeks in Venice. The literal translation of San Giorgio dei Greci is ‘Saint George of the Greeks’ and this tells a lot about the Greek connection of Venice. The Campanile of San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice Get the Best Private Guided Italy Tours With Benvenuto Limos The bronze angel which once stood on the top of the tower was destroyed by a hurricane in September 1867 and was later replaced by the now standing iron cross. The campanile was built between 1703-1714 by an architect named Andrea Tirali and is 6.2 meters wide and has a height of 53 meters. The bell tower stands in the close vicinity to the 16th century St. The Campanile of San Martino, VeniceĪlso known as the Bell Tower of Burano, the Campanile of San Martino is a leaning bell tower in Burano-an island in the Venetian Lagoon. Let us see one by one all these leaning towers and probably the reason behind their tilt. But do you know, there are 9 other leaning towers in Italy? Yes! Astonishingly there are 10 leaning towers in the whole of Italy with a majority of them in Venice and Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Pisa has the distinction of being known world over for the leaning tower it has.
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