We arrived in St. Mark's Square at 6:30 as most of the travelers were heading back

to their ferries.

We were lucky / smart (?) enough to have picked an extra excursion into the city at night

The city full of over 400 bridges, over numerous canals connecting the

 approximately 55 thousand residents of this Great City

Above is the bell tower of St. Mark's Square

This is the promenade balcony of Doge's Palace, on the main entrance to St. Marks' Square

A gothic building created in the 14th century

Originally used as a Government House, courtroom and jail

Changed to a Museum in 1923

This building is on the far side of the square

Was once a city office, now an upscale hotel

($1900 euros a night!)