***A Different Dream of Venice - a photo on Flickriver

            Venice is often considered to be the most beautiful city of pompous swagger that still blesses us with gorgeous living artistry in the streets, alleys and squares.  It rose to amazing human achievements and now we watch it falling into ruins while the world stares on in helpless wonder.

There are so many amazing cities in the world but really who has the history, the pomp, the grandeur, and the ever present danger of the Aegean Sea, that once gave it Mastery over the Region and now comes lapping through it's doors.

So many photos present Plaza de St Marco, the Grand Canal, and the famous lagoon.  Although beautiful panoramas that capture the imagination, of which I will share a few, here is a view I have not seen presented before.

Here, we can see two mighty Atlases holding up the world with a weather vane of Fortune crowning the top of the Dogana Del Mar Museum.  Interestingly, the weather vane of Fortune actually shifts with the wind and you will see it pointing in different direction in different photographs ... did you ever notice that before?  

Down below at the lagoon level we see the modern working class bustling and hustling where all the waters meet.  The ancient Gondolas now resting to our right.  To our left, the utilitarian ships of modern commerce and labour are plowing toward their own nests at the edge of the lagoon, preparing for tomorrow.

The sun is setting but the majestic canal is restless and still grand.  Here, the humans still love to stretch their legs and wander through the hidden alleys and lighted windows of cafes and bars and lanterns that shine beckoning through the mist and darkness.

You can never visit Venice and feel significant for here is where the Masters of Artistic Conception truly were at the Top of their Game.

We can only dream ... but what a dream!

Taken in: Italy / Veneto / Venice / San Marco (show map)

Taken on: September 3, 2011

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