Lazzaretto Vecchio
 Aerial view of Lazzaretto Vecchio | |
  Lazzaretto Vecchio Location in the Venetian Lagoon | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 45°24′22″N 12°21′34″E / 45.406193°N 12.359490°E |
| Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
| Area | 2.53 ha (6.3 acres) |
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| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old
lazaret and lazaretto. It was later used, as were other islands, as a military post. It covers an area 2.53 hectares (6.3 acres) large.[citation needed
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Since 2004 archaeologists have unearthed more than 1500 skeletons of plague victims buried here between the 15th and 17th centuries. These have been found in individual as well as in mass graves. The remains of thousands more are expected still to be found on the small island as the death-toll reportedly reached 500 per day in the 16th century.[1]
Gallery
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Main entrance -
The staff building -
Panorama of the Lazzaretto buildings -
The hospital for the nobles -
Inside one of the galleries
See also
- Lazaretto
- Leper Colony
References
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- ^ Valsecchi, M.C. (2007). "Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on September 7, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
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