Loggetta del Sansovino
Place
The Loggetta is a small, richly decorated, building at the base of the bell tower in Saint Mark’s Square, Venice, Italy. Built by Jacopo Sansovino between 1538 and 1546, it served at various times as a gathering place for nobles and for meetings of the Procuratori di san Marco, the Venetian officials responsible principally for the administration of the treasury of Saint Mark’s Basilica.