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In
addition
to
its
beauty
and
significance,
the
magnificent
Palazzo
Ducale
shows
us
many
other
interesting,
fascinating,
valuable
works
of
art.
Between
the
Basilica
of
San
Marco
and
the
Doge's
Palace
there
is
one
of
the
two
entrances
to
the
Palace
itself,
a
majestic
access
door
made
of
carved
marble
and
in
the
center
of
the
Lion
of
San
Marco
with
the
Doge
Foscari
kneeling
before
him.
The
works
for
the
execution
of
the
Porta
della
Carta
began
in
1439
and
ended
in
1442.
And
the
works
were
led
by
Bartolomeo
Bon
and
his
father.
The
tall
and
narrow
structure
is
worked
with
fine
Istrian
marble
for
the
load-bearing
structures,
in
Carrara
marble,
both
stutaurio
white,
veined
white,
and
bardiglio,
for
almost
all
the
statues,
with
Verona
red
for
the
curbs
and
for
the
window
posts
and
in
green
for
the
Patere
inserted
in
special
niches.
Among
the
succession
of
twisted
marbles,
cherubs
and
foliage,
the
four
statues
of
the
Fortress,
Prudence,
Hope
and
Charity
stand
out,
all
the
qualities
that
a
good
government
must
have
to
lead
a
state
for
more
than
a
thousand
years,
on
which,
above,
Justice
carefully
watches
over.
The
iconography
refers
precisely
to
the
theme
of
justice,
because
this
is
in
fact
the
part
of
the
Palazzo
"ad
jus
reddendum",
the
entrance
of
the
offenders
who
had
to
be
judged
for
their
actions.
It
is
called
Porta
della
Carta
because
in
its
proximity
there
was
a
desk
with
a
scribe
which
could
be
accessed
by
illiterate
people
who
needed
to
write
a
letter,
a
message,
a
contract.
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