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title: San Giorgio Maggiore Church, Venice
author: Didier Descouens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13117/san-giorgio-maggiore-church-venice/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-04-27
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# San Giorgio Maggiore Church, Venice
_Authored by Didier Descouens_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13117.jpg)
## Image Caption
The San Giorgio Maggiore Church in Venice. Designed by [Andrea Palladio](https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrea_Palladio/) (1508-1580) in 1566, although not completed until 1610.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Descouens, D. (2020, November 17). San Giorgio Maggiore Church, Venice. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Descouens, Didier. "San Giorgio Maggiore Church, Venice." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2020. .
### MLA
Descouens, Didier. "San Giorgio Maggiore Church, Venice." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_di_San_Giorgio_Maggiore_(Venice).jpg) by [**Didier Descouens**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Basilica_di_San_Giorgio_Maggiore_(Venice).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 November 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.