"Inside, the cathedral is decorated with mosaics. They are made of bits of colored stone or glass fitted together.
| THE DOGE'S PALACE: VENICE |
| IN A GONDOLA |
"St. Mark's Square is the largest piece of ground in Venice. The rest is water. Streets are canals. Boatmen guide long, black boats called gondolas through these canals. They sing and cry out strange signals to other boatmen.
"In years gone by Venice, like Rome, was a world of its own. A Doge, or Duke, ruled over the city.
| FEEDING PIGEONS IN ST. MARK'S SQUARE |
"Between the Doge's Palace and the prison is a bridge. Over this bridge marched those condemned to prison by the Doge. As they marched they sighed and that is why the bridge is known as 'The Bridge of Sighs.'
"On one of the little islands live the glass blowers. Just as you blow soap bubbles, so they blow melted glass into vases and bowls. Venetian glass is famous.