The Doge Palace

The Doge Palace or the Palazzo Ducale,  i one of the main landmarks of Venezia. It was built in 1340 and extended and modified in the following centuries. Presently a museum, it consists of  fabulously decorated rooms.

 

It has also an extensive collection of medieval weapons. Connected with the palace, is the prison, accessible via an enclosed bridge across a narrow canal. called The Bridge of Sighs.