Description
Campo Santa Margherita is a large square in the Dorsoduro sestiere, not far from the station: a campo lived in by Venetians and a meeting place for students from nearby Ca' Foscari and IUAV.
In the middle, standing on its own, is the Scuola dei Varoteri of 1725, the seat of the leather tanners. At the southwest corner is Longhena's Scuola Grande dei Carmini, with paintings by Tiepolo, and all around are old townhouses such as the 14th-century Casa Foscolo Corner.
The church the campo is named after was closed in 1810. One of its 15th-century statues of Saint Margaret can be seen on the facade of a house near the bell tower.
The campo has had this shape since the 19th century, when the Austrians had the canals filled in for health reasons: that is why the Scuola dei Varoteri, once on the bank of a canal, now stands in the middle of the square.
In the middle, standing on its own, is the Scuola dei Varoteri of 1725, the seat of the leather tanners. At the southwest corner is Longhena's Scuola Grande dei Carmini, with paintings by Tiepolo, and all around are old townhouses such as the 14th-century Casa Foscolo Corner.
The church the campo is named after was closed in 1810. One of its 15th-century statues of Saint Margaret can be seen on the facade of a house near the bell tower.
The campo has had this shape since the 19th century, when the Austrians had the canals filled in for health reasons: that is why the Scuola dei Varoteri, once on the bank of a canal, now stands in the middle of the square.