Sala del Maggior Consiglio
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The Sala del Maggior Consiglio is the vast, ornately decorated main council hall of Venice’s Doge’s Palace, historically used for meetings of the Venetian Republic’s Great Council.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
council chamber
ⓘ
hall ⓘ interior space ⓘ |
| access | open to the public as part of Doge's Palace museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
Venetian style ⓘ |
| artistOfNotableWork | Tintoretto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacityApprox | over 1,000 people ⓘ |
| ceilingDecoration | painted wooden ceiling ⓘ |
| containsPortraitsOf |
Doge of Venice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venetian doges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
gilded woodwork
ⓘ
oil paintings ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | marble ⓘ |
| function | main council hall of the Venetian Republic ⓘ |
| governingBodyMetHere | Maggior Consiglio (Great Council of Venice) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Scala d'Oro area of Doge's Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Hall of the Great Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian | Sala del Maggior Consiglio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | St. Mark's Basin (through palace openings and adjacent spaces) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
cultural heritage of Italy
ⓘ
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its Lagoon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interiorType | single vast hall without internal supports ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Doge's Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Veneto ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkContained | Paradise by Tintoretto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | City of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | center of legislative life of the Venetian Republic ⓘ |
| relativeSize | one of the largest rooms in Europe of its time ⓘ |
| roofType | flat wooden roof ⓘ |
| symbolizes | power of the Venetian Republic ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Venice ⓘ |
| usedBy | Great Council of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
meetings of the Great Council
ⓘ
political assemblies ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedFromCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| usedUntilYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| wallDecoration | large canvases ⓘ |
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