San Michele ( Italian: San Michele ) - island of St. Michael the Archangel in Venice ( Italy ).
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 Location of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon | |
| Characteristics | |
| Area | 0.16 km² |
| Highest point | 1m |
| Population | |
| Location | |
| Water area | Venetian lagoon |
| A country |
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| Region | Venice |
| Provinces | Venice |
History
Island view
For a long time there was a monastery in the fortress on the island, then a prison, but by order of Napoleon I the island was transformed in 1807 into an exceptional place for the burial of the Venetians. The cemetery has three departments: Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. The main attraction of the island is the church of San Michele in Isola , built in 1469 by the project of Mauro Coducci , one of the very first examples of Renaissance architecture in Venice.
Famous Persons Buried on the Island
- Igor Stravinsky
- Vera Stravinskaya
- Sergey Diaghilev
- Christian Doppler
- Joseph Brodsky
- Baron Corvo (Frederick William Rolf)
- Zoran Muzic
- Luigi Nono
- Ezra Pound
- Elenio Herrera (1910-1997) - French footballer
- Emilio Vedova
- Franco Bazaglia
- Peter Weil
- Robert, Louis Leopold
Links
- San Michele - photo spread and panorama
- San Michele on Google Maps