"Zanipolo" is an abbreviation of the names of St John and St Paul, to whom this church is dedicated. to whom this church is dedicated. It is situated in the square of the same name, in the middle of which is erected a equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni, which was cast by Alessandro Leopardi.
The church preserves the remains of famous men of the Venetian Republic. Its Venetian Republic was begun by Dominican friars in 1246 and completed in 1430. 1430. The grandiose façade at the bottom is finished with antique Byzantine Byzantine reliefs, which merge with an ornate marble portal in the Gothic style, designed by Bartolomé Bartolomé. Gothic-style marble portal by Bartolomeo Bon (mid-15th century).
The bright interior, in the form of a Latin cross, is divided by ten huge columns into three naves with spacious cross vaults. This is where the remains of the 25 Doge, causing the church to be called the Venetian Pantheon. There are some remarkable works by the Lombardo family and some other famous sculptors. famous sculptors.
