Ospedale Degli Incurabili, Venice
The Ospedale degli Incurabili is a large sixteenth-century hospital building on the , in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in Venice in north-eastern Italy. Today it is occupied by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. It was built in the second half of the sixteenth century; the church – which no longer exists – may have been designed by Jacopo Sansovino. History The Ospedale degli Incurabili dates from the early sixteenth century; the first documented mention of it is from 1522. It was established by Gaetano da Thiene with money donated by two noblewomen, Maria Grimani and Maria Malipiero. It was at first intended to accommodate those with incurable diseases such as syphilis, but later – like several other Venetian institutions – became an orphanage. The first structure was probably of wood. From about 1565 – when a request for funds was made to the Senate – until his death in 1597, Antonio da Ponte was responsible for the construction of a substantial building ...
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Fondamenta Delle Zattere
Fondamente (; oc, Fondamenta) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Sorgues River, Sorgues, which flows west-southwest through the northern part of the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department References

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