When given the task of choosing a campo and seeking out its architectural features, I saw it as a chance to venture out on my own for some more personal exploration of Venice. I wanted to go somewhere I hadn't been before, so I wanted a campo that was far from the Piazza San Marco and in the middle of the city, but should still be easy to find. My choice, after opening up my map of Venice, was the Campo Nazario Sauro. To reach it, I took the number one vaporetto to the Riva de Biasio stop, and from there it was just a short walk.
(above images are from Google Maps)Campo Nazario Sauro turned out to be a very small campo without a church, so at first I was disappointed that I wouldn't find much. It didn't help that it was raining when I ventured out. However, once I started taking pictures and really paid attention to detail (which, of course, was the point) I began to notice things.
In this first picture alone, I found eight of the architectural features listed on our terms page. This building features a pediment at the top, balustrades along the roof and string courses below, stilted arches over lunette windows, two circular exedras on either side of the topmost window, and corbels supporting that window's balcony. At the bottom left and right of the picture, you can see lintels over two of the other windows. The middle window, shown in the bottom center of the previous picture, features a balcony with a balustrade, and, again, corbels. This building is also a wealth of architectural features. Starting at the bottom, there is an aedicule around the door, with an arch around the lunette window supported by pilasters. There are lintels above the door and first floor windows, and the spandrels above all of the arches have been raised for a decorative effect. The center floor appears to be a mezzanine, and there is an entablature along the roof. Here's a closer look at that door. This door isn't quite as ornamented, but it also has a lunette, and above there is an oculus. This building has a birfotate window, in addition to an entablature, a square and circular exedra, and corbels supporting the balconies. This building has a balustrade, windows with lunettes, stilted arches, and a decorative exedra. To the side, somewhat hidden, is another rectangular exadra. Here are more pediments, entablatures, corbels, and stilted arches. My favorite part of the Campo Nazario Sauro was this window, a Gothic lancet window. No two campi are the same. The Campo dei Tedeschi, which was basically attached to Campo Nazario Sauro held many more biforate windows and oculi. The nearby Campo S. Giacomo da l'Oro is a very large campo with a church and a campanile (bell tower). I walked through it on my way back to Piazza San Marco, and I nearly changed my mind about Campo Nazario Sauro because it had so many interesting features. However, I decided that it's not the size of the campo that matters, but the features that make each one unique. I walked through several campos on my way back to the San Zaccaria vaporetto, and it would be impossible to pick one I didn't like.
(above images are from Google Maps)
Campo Nazario Sauro turned out to be a very small campo without a church, so at first I was disappointed that I wouldn't find much. It didn't help that it was raining when I ventured out. However, once I started taking pictures and really paid attention to detail (which, of course, was the point) I began to notice things.
In this first picture alone, I found eight of the architectural features listed on our terms page. This building features a pediment at the top, balustrades along the roof and string courses below, stilted arches over lunette windows, two circular exedras on either side of the topmost window, and corbels supporting that window's balcony. At the bottom left and right of the picture, you can see lintels over two of the other windows.
The middle window, shown in the bottom center of the previous picture, features a balcony with a balustrade, and, again, corbels.
This building is also a wealth of architectural features. Starting at the bottom, there is an aedicule around the door, with an arch around the lunette window supported by pilasters. There are lintels above the door and first floor windows, and the spandrels above all of the arches have been raised for a decorative effect. The center floor appears to be a mezzanine, and there is an entablature along the roof.
Here's a closer look at that door.
This door isn't quite as ornamented, but it also has a lunette, and above there is an oculus.
This building has a birfotate window, in addition to an entablature, a square and circular exedra, and corbels supporting the balconies.
This building has a balustrade, windows with lunettes, stilted arches, and a decorative exedra. To the side, somewhat hidden, is another rectangular exadra.
Here are more pediments, entablatures, corbels, and stilted arches.
My favorite part of the Campo Nazario Sauro was this window, a Gothic lancet window.
No two campi are the same. The Campo dei Tedeschi, which was basically attached to Campo Nazario Sauro held many more biforate windows and oculi.
The nearby Campo S. Giacomo da l'Oro is a very large campo with a church and a campanile (bell tower).
I walked through it on my way back to Piazza San Marco, and I nearly changed my mind about Campo Nazario Sauro because it had so many interesting features. However, I decided that it's not the size of the campo that matters, but the features that make each one unique. I walked through several campos on my way back to the San Zaccaria vaporetto, and it would be impossible to pick one I didn't like.
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