It leads from the Piazza di S. Marcopast two great churches, S. Zulian and S. Salvatore to theFondaco dei Tedeschi and the Rialto. And to-day it isdivided into three main parts, which get their names fromthese churches and from the clock-tower whence the Merceriastarts; they are known as the… … TlIK CRAXI) CANAL, VKMCK SESTIERE DI S. MARCO 107 apart from the Grand Canal. The Patriarchs and Procurator!made their entry into Venice on their appointment by theMerceria, which was gaily decorated for the occasion. Theycame from the Rialto bridge, then and till late years the onlybridge across…
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