La Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa de los Frailes is in the Campo dei Frari, the sestiere of San Polo, west of Grand Canal of Venice. Its construction took a hundred years, and it was consecrated in the XNUMXth century to the Assumption of the Virgin.
Better known as "I Frari" (the friars), by the brotherhood of Franciscans who lived in the Convent to which it is attached, which after the Napoleonic invasion became State Archive.
It has a Latin cross plan and clearly represents the style franciscan gothic, of pure lines. Its exterior is very stripped and simple, contrary to the monumentality of its interior. It has three naves with pointed arches and the choir in the main nave. It measures 102 meters by 48 meters wide, with a height of 28 meters, which makes it one of the largest churches in Venice. his Campanile Romanesque in style, second in height after San Marco, with 80 meters.
It houses many valuable works by famous artists. "The assumption" Titian presides over the High altar. The mausoleums of Titian and Canovas are of great interest, especially the second, to whom his disciples built a pyramid similar to one of his designs. The altarpieces of Chorus They are works by Bellini and Vivarini.
To visit the temple, schedules Monday to Saturday they go from 9 a.m. to 18 p.m., and Sundays and holidays from 13 to 18 p.m. Entry is suspended during hours of worship and celebrations. The entry It costs € 3 and it's free with the card Chorus Pass.
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