Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Venice, Italy
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari stands in the Campo dei Frari in the San Polo district of Venice, Italy. One of the largest churches in the city and a minor basilica dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, it is built of brick in the Gothic style and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its interior holds many grand wall monuments to distinguished Venetians, including several Doges, and Titian's Assumption of the Virgin on the high altar. It also contains the only rood screen still in place in a church in Venice.
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- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, parish church
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Place
- Venice, Italy
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