[A Wanderer in Venice by E.V. Lucas]@TWC D-Link bookA Wanderer in Venice CHAPTER XV 6/9
On the facade are stone maps of Zara, Candia, Padua, Rome, Corfu, and Spalata, which originally were probably coloured and must then have been very gay, and above are stone representations of five naval engagements. All that remains of S.Zobenigo's campanile is the isolated structure in the Piazza.
It did not fall but was taken down in time. Still following the stream and maintaining as direct a line as the calli permit, we come, by way of two more bridges, a church (S.Maurizio), and another bridge, to the great Campo Morosoni where S.Stefano is situated. For sheer comfort and pleasure I think that S.Stefano is the first church in Venice.
It is spacious and cheerful, with a charming rosetted ceiling and carved and coloured beams across the nave, and a bland light illumines all.
It is remarkable also as being one of the very few Venetian churches with cloisters.
Here one may fancy oneself in Florence if one has the mind.
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