The Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is known for its magnificient scenarios and artworks of Tintoretto, Palma il Giovane and Tiepolo. The Renaissance building was constructed in 1498 during the Renaissance period by Coducci. It is one of the six Scuole Grandi that played an important part in the complex Venetian system of social checks and balances. The courtyard of the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is protected by a screen with a magnificent eagle pediment and a frieze of leaf-sprays by Pietro Lombardo.
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Address:
Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
San Polo 2454
Campiello San Giovan Venice
Events:
Opera House: La Traviata
Opera House: La Boheme
Opera House: il barbiere di Siviglia
How to get there:
The Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista is situated right in the city centre of Venice. Take the Public ferry Line #1 or #82 from Piazzale Roma, San marco, San Zaccaria or Rialto. Get off at San Toma or Ferrovia and walk to the street S. Polo 2454.
