Back again in Venice, we ventured onto the Piazza San Marco, but I was sadly disappointed.

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In Hangzhou, gondolas glide through the man-made canals of Venice Water Town, which boasts its own Piazza San Marco and Doge's Palace.

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The majestic Basilica di San Marco and its grand Campanile bell tower that rises above Piazza San Marco, call to mind the golden age of the Republic of Venice, which ended in the early 18th Century.

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