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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="Торчело – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Торчело" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF" title="Τορτσέλλο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τορτσέλλο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B9%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%AC%D5%B8" title="Տորչելլո – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տորչելլո" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A6%27%D7%9C%D7%95" title="טורצ&#039;לו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="טורצ&#039;לו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcellum" title="Torcellum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Torcellum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88" title="تورسيلو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="تورسيلو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%83%AD" title="トルチェッロ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トルチェッロ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE_(%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8)" title="Торчело (Венеци) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Торчело (Венеци)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torcello" title="Torcello – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Torcello" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li 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Lagoon</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Italy" title="Regions of Italy">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Veneto" title="Veneto">Veneto</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Italy" title="Provinces of Italy">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Venice" title="Province of Venice">Province of Venice</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Torcello</b> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Torcellum</i>; <a href="/wiki/Venetian_language" title="Venetian language">Venetian</a>: <i lang="vec">Torceło</i>) is a sparsely populated<sup id="cite_ref-dieci_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dieci-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> at the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Venetian_Lagoon" title="Venetian Lagoon">Venetian Lagoon</a>, in north-eastern <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>. It was first settled in 452&#160;AD<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was populated. It was a town with a cathedral and bishops before <a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Basilica" title="St Mark&#39;s Basilica">St Mark's Basilica</a> was built.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torcello&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the downfall of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire" title="Western Roman Empire">Western Roman Empire</a>, Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be successively populated by those <a href="/wiki/Adriatic_Veneti" title="Adriatic Veneti">Veneti</a> who fled the <i>terra ferma</i> (mainland) to take shelter from the recurring barbarian invasions, especially after <a href="/wiki/Attila_the_Hun" class="mw-redirect" title="Attila the Hun">Attila the Hun</a> had destroyed the city of <a href="/wiki/Altinum" title="Altinum">Altinum</a> and all of the surrounding settlements in 452.<sup id="cite_ref-lane_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lane-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although the hard-fought <a href="/wiki/Veneto" title="Veneto">Veneto</a> region formally belonged to the Byzantine <a href="/wiki/Exarchate_of_Ravenna" title="Exarchate of Ravenna">Exarchate of Ravenna</a> since the end of the <a href="/wiki/Gothic_War_(6th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothic War (6th century)">Gothic War</a>, it remained unsafe on account of frequent Gothic (Sarmatian) invasions and wars: during the following 200 years the <a href="/wiki/Lombards" title="Lombards">Lombards</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Franks" title="Franks">Franks</a> fuelled a permanent influx of sophisticated urban refugees to the island’s relative safety, including the Bishop of Altino himself. In 638, Torcello became the bishop’s official seat for more than a thousand years and the people of Altinum brought with them the <a href="/wiki/Relic" title="Relic">relics</a> of <a href="/wiki/Heliodorus_of_Altino" title="Heliodorus of Altino">Saint Heliodorus</a>, now the <a href="/wiki/Patron_saint" title="Patron saint">patron saint</a> of the island. </p><p>Torcello benefited from and maintained close cultural and trading ties with <a href="/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a>: however, being a rather distant outpost of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Roman_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Roman Empire">Eastern Roman Empire</a>, it could establish <i>de facto</i> autonomy from the eastern capital. </p><p>Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading centre: in the 10th century it had a population often estimated at 10,000–35,000 people, with 20,000 the most commonly cited estimate.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, some recent estimates by archeologists place it at closer to a maximum of 3,000.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In pre-Medieval times, Torcello was a much more powerful trading center than <a href="/wiki/Venice" title="Venice">Venice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-norwich_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-norwich-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Thanks to the lagoon’s salt marshes, the salines became Torcello’s economic backbone and its harbour developed quickly into an important re-export market in the profitable east-west-trade, which was largely controlled by Byzantium during that period.<sup id="cite_ref-lane_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lane-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Black_Death" title="Black Death">Black Death</a> devastated the <a href="/wiki/Venetian_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Venetian Republic">Venetian Republic</a> in 1348 and again between 1575 and 1577.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In three years, the <a href="/wiki/Plague_(disease)" title="Plague (disease)">plague</a> killed some 50,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1630, the <a href="/wiki/Italian_plague_of_1629%E2%80%9331" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian plague of 1629–31">Italian plague of 1629–31</a> killed a third of Venice's 150,000 citizens.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A further serious issue for Torcello specifically was that the swamp area of the lagoon around the island increased by the 14th century, partly because of the lowering of the land level.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.ca_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.ca-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Navigation in the <i>laguna morta</i> (dead lagoon) was impossible before long and traders ceased calling at the island.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The growing swamps also seriously aggravated <a href="/wiki/Malaria" title="Malaria">malaria</a>. </p><p>As a result, by the late 14th century, a substantial number of people left the island for <a href="/wiki/Murano" title="Murano">Murano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burano" title="Burano">Burano</a> or Venice.<sup id="cite_ref-lane_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lane-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-books.google.ca_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.ca-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1689, the bishopric transferred to Murano, and by 1797, the population had dropped to about 300.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It now has a full-time population of just 10 people, including the parish priest, according to some sources,<sup id="cite_ref-dieci_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dieci-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and only 12 in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sights">Sights</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torcello&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Sights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Torcello's numerous <a href="/wiki/Palazzo" class="mw-redirect" title="Palazzo">palazzi</a>, its twelve <a href="/wiki/Parish" title="Parish">parishes</a> and its sixteen <a href="/wiki/Cloister" title="Cloister">cloisters</a> have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material. One small palazzo is the only remaining medieval structure, consisting of a cathedral, a church, the town's former council chamber and archives (which house the museum), and the nearby basilica and campanile; the latter two were rebuilt in the year 1008.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today's main attraction is the <a href="/wiki/Torcello_Cathedral" title="Torcello Cathedral">Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta</a>, founded in 639. It is of basilica-form with side aisles but no crossing, and has much 11th and 12th century <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_architecture" title="Byzantine architecture">Byzantine</a> work, including <a href="/wiki/Mosaic" title="Mosaic">mosaics</a> (e.g. a vivid version of the <a href="/wiki/Last_Judgement" class="mw-redirect" title="Last Judgement">Last Judgement</a>). Other attractions include the 11th and 12th century church of Santa Fosca, in the form of a Greek cross, which is surrounded by a semi-octagonal porticus, and the <a href="/wiki/Museo_Provinciale_di_Torcello" title="Museo Provinciale di Torcello">Museo Provinciale di Torcello</a> housed in two fourteenth century <a href="/wiki/Palace" title="Palace">palaces</a>, the <i>Palazzo dell'Archivio</i> and the <i>Palazzo del Consiglio</i>, which was once the seat of the communal government. </p><p>Another noteworthy sight for tourists is an ancient stone chair, known as <i><a href="/wiki/Attila%27s_Throne" title="Attila&#39;s Throne">Attila's Throne</a></i>. It has, however, nothing to do with the king of the Huns, but may have been the <a href="/wiki/Podest%C3%A0" title="Podestà">podestà</a>'s or the bishop's chair, or the seat where chief magistrates were inaugurated.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Torcello is also home to a <a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_Bridge" title="Devil&#39;s Bridge">Devil's Bridge</a>, known as the <i>Ponte del Diavolo</i> or alternatively the <i>Ponticello del Diavolo</i> (devil's little bridge). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Famous_residents">Famous residents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torcello&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Famous residents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway" title="Ernest Hemingway">Ernest Hemingway</a> spent some time there in 1948, writing parts of <i><a href="/wiki/Across_the_River_and_Into_the_Trees" class="mw-redirect" title="Across the River and Into the Trees">Across the River and Into the Trees</a></i>. The novel contains representations of Torcello and its environs.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, numerous famous artists, musicians, and movie stars have spent time on the island, a quiet refuge.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Torcello is the background for <a href="/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier" title="Daphne du Maurier">Daphne du Maurier</a>'s short story <i><a href="/wiki/Not_After_Midnight" class="mw-redirect" title="Not After Midnight">Don't Look Now</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Torcello&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1534_-_Isolario_di_Benedetto_Bordone_-_Torcello.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="View of Torcello in a book published in Venice in 1534"><img alt="View of Torcello in a book published in Venice in 1534" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1534_-_Isolario_di_Benedetto_Bordone_-_Torcello.jpg/158px-1534_-_Isolario_di_Benedetto_Bordone_-_Torcello.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/1534_-_Isolario_di_Benedetto_Bordone_-_Torcello.jpg/237px-1534_-_Isolario_di_Benedetto_Bordone_-_Torcello.jpg 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%281%29.JPG/225px-0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%281%29.JPG/300px-0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Facade of the cathedral.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:0_Torcello,_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_(2).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Narthex of the cathedral."><img alt="Narthex of the cathedral." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG/156px-0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="156" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG/234px-0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG/312px-0_Torcello%2C_Cath%C3%A9drale_Santa_Maria_Assunta_%282%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5042" data-file-height="3234" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Narthex of the cathedral.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Mosaic from the cathedral in the Louvre in Paris."><img alt="Mosaic from the cathedral in the Louvre in Paris." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG/79px-0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG" decoding="async" width="79" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG/118px-0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG/157px-0_T%C3%AAte_d%27ange_-_OA_6460_-_Louvre.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2830" data-file-height="3600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mosaic from the cathedral in the Louvre in Paris.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:0_Torcello,_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Sculpture of the Museo provinciale di Torcello."><img alt="Sculpture of the Museo provinciale di Torcello." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG/73px-0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="73" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG/110px-0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG/147px-0_Torcello%2C_bas-relief_-_Museo_dell%27Estuario_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1664" data-file-height="2262" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sculpture of the Museo provinciale di Torcello.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ponte del Diavolo"><img alt="Ponte del Diavolo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg/133px-Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg/200px-Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg/267px-Torcello_-_Ponte_del_diavolo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_Bridge" title="Devil&#39;s Bridge">Ponte del Diavolo</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:0_Torcello,_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Torcello as seen from the Venetian lagoon"><img alt="Torcello as seen from the Venetian lagoon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG/150px-0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG/225px-0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG/300px-0_Torcello%2C_p%C3%AAcheurs_naviguant_au_large_de_l%27%C3%AEle.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Torcello as seen from the Venetian lagoon</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island,_Torcello,_Italy.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Venetian lagoon as seen from Torcello"><img alt="Venetian lagoon as seen from Torcello" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg/150px-Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg/225px-Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg/300px-Venetian_lagoon_as_seen_from_Torcello_island%2C_Torcello%2C_Italy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div> <div 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