📚 Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Renaissance library at the heart of Venice
📌 Fast Facts
- Founded 1468 with Cardinal Bessarion's donation of 750+ Greek and Latin manuscripts
- Building designed by Jacopo Sansovino, constructed 1537–1588
- Located on St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy
- Houses incunabula, rare manuscripts, maps, and the Grimani Breviary
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, also known as the National Library of St. Mark's, is one of Italy's oldest ...