Piazza San Marco
Plaza in Venice, ItalyWikipedia
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Sep 27, 2026
Francesco LafranconiGUEST
They start to ask me questions.
Francesco LafranconiGUEST
And then all of a sudden, next day, I am in St. Mark's Square.
Francesco LafranconiGUEST
at the Florian Cafe, a beautiful cafe from the late 1700s, one of the oldest in Europe, and writing salary figures on cocktail napkins.
Francesco LafranconiGUEST
I go to dinner with these two gentlemen, and then the gentleman became one of my dearest friends and one of my mentors.
speaker_1NARRATOR
In a state accustomed to war, espionage and conspiracy, the possibility that an enemy had attacked the seat of government could not immediately be dismissed.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Senators maintained an armed presence around St. Mark's Square as the emergency unfolded.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Doge Venier reportedly remained in his apartments, projecting steadiness, while officials tried to preserve both the palace and public order.
speaker_1NARRATOR
No one could yet know how much of the complex would survive.
speaker_5NARRATOR
His companions were surprised at this, for they had to present a certificate which he had taken no pains to procure.
speaker_5NARRATOR
At Venice they begged their food and slept in St. Mark's Square.
speaker_5NARRATOR
Ignatius refused to go to the house of the ambassador, and although he made no effort to get money for his voyage to Jerusalem, he felt sure nevertheless that God would provide him with means.
speaker_5NARRATOR
One day he met a rich Spaniard, who asked him whither he was going, and, having learned his intention, brought him to dine at his house.
Phil BensonNARRATOR
Everyone, believing that this was but the beginning of further disaster, rushed into the largest available open space, regardless of the fact that it was all too small for safety.
Phil BensonNARRATOR
florians did a good trade that night for though the weather was serene and still there was a nip in the air and when the first terror had subsided hot drinks were sought with avidity the wonders of the piazza are epitomized in a venetian quatrain in piazza san marco che c'e tre standardi che c'e quattro cavalli che pacchei s'vola che c'e un reloggio che par un attore che c'e domori che batte le ore in st mark's place there are three standards there are four horses that seem to fly there is a clock which seems a tower there are two moors who beat the hours banners float from the standards on sundays and holidays and at once give the piazza a festal appearance the bronze bases designed by alessandro leopardi fifteen hundred and five are decorated and decorative to a high degree the four horses ramp on the gallery over the central door of st mark's These four steeds divine, that strike the ground resounding with their feet, and from their nostrils snort ethereal flame, have moved a great deal in the course of their long lives.
Phil BensonNARRATOR
They were taken from the triumphal arch of Titus to adorn the Greek New Rome, taken from Constantinople by the Venetians, from Venice by the great Robert Napoleon, from Paris to Venice again by the Emperor Francis Joseph.
Phil BensonNARRATOR
the torre dell'orologio is on our left as we stand by the standards looking towards the four bronze horses it ends the line of buildings on the north side of the piazza and looks towards the basin of st mark It is in four stories.
MattHOST
But the sun is rising, and it's starting to give an incredible bright light on the beautiful villas which make up this town.
MattHOST
There is a bell tower which is attached to a small church, and it's been built in the style of the, uh, tower in St. Mark's Square or St. Marco Square in Venice because this was once a Venetian trading post.
MattHOST
And it is...
MattHOST
Honestly, if you...
Rob SmithHOST
So I need to go back there to do that.
Rob SmithHOST
I just did the obvious stuff like St. Mark's Square, you know, and Bridge of Sighs, etc.
Rob SmithHOST
I've been to Paris and not... gone and found my car my car and that's all very central and I regretted that
Peter BrookerHOST
I went
CostaNARRATOR
With a generous stack of bills, he quickly summoned over a water limousine, a highly polished Veneziano convertible made of South African mahogany.
CostaNARRATOR
While the elegant craft was certainly overkill, the journey would be both private and swift, a mere fifteen minutes along the Grand Canal to St. Mark's Square.
CostaNARRATOR
The driver was a strikingly handsome man in a tailored Armani suit.
CostaNARRATOR
He looked more like a movie star than a skipper.
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CostaNARRATOR
Klimt's dazzling gold-leaf rendering of intertwined lovers had sparked in him a passion for the artist's work, and to this day Langdon credited Venice's Cappesaro with arousing his lifelong gusto for modern art.
CostaNARRATOR
Maurizio drove on, powering faster now in the wide canal.
CostaNARRATOR
Ahead, the famous Rialto Bridge loomed, the halfway point to St. Mark's Square.
CostaNARRATOR
As they neared the bridge, preparing to pass beneath it, Langdon looked up and saw a lone figure standing motionless at the railing, peering down at them with a sombre visage.
CostaNARRATOR
It was too late to summon the local authorities, but the man on the line claimed to know where Langdon was headed.
CostaNARRATOR
St. Mark's Square.
CostaNARRATOR
Zinsky felt a chill as she imagined the crowds in Venice's most populated area.
CostaNARRATOR
How do you know this? Not on a phone, the man said.
Adriano MiccoliGUEST
It's always interesting, isn't it? Yeah, exactly.
Adriano MiccoliGUEST
But I think probably Idle Stranger that we filmed in Venice and we did the whole of St. Mark's Square when it was completely deserted.
Adriano MiccoliGUEST
Which, of course, we got permission for.
Adriano MiccoliGUEST
Yes.
speaker_7NARRATOR
His companions were surprised at this, for they had to present a certificate which he had taken no pains to procure.
speaker_7NARRATOR
At Venice they begged their food and slept in St. Mark's Square.
speaker_7NARRATOR
Ignatius refused to go to the house of the ambassador, and although he made no effort to get money for his voyage to Jerusalem, he felt sure nevertheless that God would provide him with means.
speaker_7NARRATOR
One day he met a rich Spaniard, who asked him whither he was going, and having learned his intention, brought him to dine at his house.
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