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96 — Andrea Palladio 6 — Venetian Churches

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The Dome and the Dome in Santo Domenico?

Because you don't have isles, everything is much more like a strong sense of direction. Unlike in san gorgioyou here you can see this column screen which separates you from the space right at the back - and it's meant to be hidden from you as a lay person. It feels like another element of the facade that i think is part of what gives er the long view tothe redtory, it makes it so striking. The previous church is quite sprawling, and here it its much tighter. Obviously, there's the crossing with the dome, which is something you don't get in a basilica. But it feels a bit like you've got the apse

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