Chiesa di San Vidal
San Vidal is built from repeated renewal: a church on this site was erected in 1084 by Doge Vitale Falier, then destroyed in 1105 by a major city fire. Reconstruction stretched through the centuries, and by the 16th century the work was finished enough to stand on new foundations. Those foundations later proved poor, so a further rebuilding took place in the 17th century, with designs attributed to Antonio Gaspari. The church that defines the space today was rebuilt in 1696 to honor Doge Francesco Morosini, and its facade carries sculpted portraits—of Carlo Contarini and his wife Paolina—executed on the 1734–1737 facade designed by Andrea Tirali. Even vertically, the structure tells a story: San Vidal’s campanile is 29 meters tall, originally part of the 1084 design and rebuilt after the 1105 fire. …
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