The Piazza di San Marco may be more famous, but the Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge) is the true heart of Venice, Italy. The current structure was built in just three years, between 1588 and 1591, as a permanent replacement for the boat bridge and three wooden bridges that had spanned the Grand Canal at various times since the 12th Century. This view from the bridge shows the activity on the Grand Canal as seen looking Southwest after sunset.

The Piazza di San Marco may be more famous, but the Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge) is the true heart of Venice, Italy. The current structure was built in just three years, between 1588 and 1591, as a permanent replacement for the boat bridge and three wooden bridges that had spanned the Grand Canal at various times since the 12th Century. This image shows the activity on the Grand Canal with the bridge at the far right and is available in vintage sepia as image #1652.

Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. This piazza follows the plan of an ancient Roman circus, the first century Stadium of Domitian where the Romans came to watch the games. It was defined as a square in the last years of fifteenth century, when the city market was transferred here from the Campidoglio. Piazza Navona is now the pride of Baroque Rome.

The Pantheon [Temple of all the Gods] is an ancient temple in Rome originally built in honor of the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome. It is the best preserved of all Roman buildings, and one of the best preserved building of its age in the world. Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Christian church.