St Mark's Square in Venice is 175 m long and up to 82 m wide. It is the only square in Venice to be called a piazza. The other squares in Venice are called campi (from the Italian campo: the field) because they were not originally paved. Even the square of the bus station is only called piazzale (Piazzale Roma). The square is dominated by the façade of St. Mark's Church (Basilica di San Marco) with its campanile and is enclosed by the old and new procuratories. In the extension through the so-called piazzetta, it extends to in front of the Doge's Palace and opens there to the water, the Bacino di San Marco with the beginning of the Grand Canal. In front of St Mark's Church there have been three ship's masts since 1480, on which St Mark's banner flies on Sundays and public holidays. As the square rises only slightly above sea level, it is repeatedly flooded at high tide (Acqua Alta). The square, like the entire city, is one big pedestrian zone.
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