What is Doge's Palace, Venice?
{{Infobox Museum |name = Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace) |image = |established = 1924 |dissolved = |location = [[Piazza San Marco]] 1,<br />30124 [[Venice]], [[Italy]] |type = [[Art museum]], [[Historic site]] | url= |director = Camillo Tonini |website = [http://www.palazzoducale.visitmuve.it/en palazzoducale.visitmuve.it] }} [[File:Venice - Doge's Palace - Front on the Molo.jpg|thumb|Doge's Palace]] The '''Doge's Palace''' ({{lang-it|Palazzo Ducale}}) is a [[Gothic architecture|gothic]] [[palace]] in [[Venice]], northern [[Italy]]. The palace was the home of the [[Doge]] of Venice, the ruler of the [[Republic of Venice]] In 1923 the palace became a [[museum]], one of 11 museums run by the [[Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia]]. In [[2010]] it was visited by 1,358,186 people. ==History== In 810, Doge Angelo Partecipazio moved the government from the island of [[Malamocco]] to the [[Rialto]]. The first palace was destroyed by a fire in the 10th century, which is in the 900s. A second palace was started by Doge Sebastiano Ziani (1172–1178). There are still parts of this building which can be seen on the ground floor, including stone wall bases and some [[brick]] paving. As Venice grew, the palace needed to be rebuilt to meet new demands. For example, changes in the political structure meant there were many more members of the Great Council. This third palace, in Gothic style, was started about 1340. The first section was on the side facing the lagoon. In 1424 Doge [[Francesco Foscari]] built the wing overlooking the Piazzetta. This new building was for the [[Courthouse|law-courts]], with a ground floor arcade on the outside. The first floor had open [[loggia]]s running along the [[facade]]. When the Porta della Carta was built in 1442, it made an internal [[courtyard]]. In 1483, a fire destroyed the Doge's residence which was in the part of the palace overlooking the [[canal]]. [[Architect]] [[Antonio Rizzo]] used the new [[Renaissance]] style for the building's architecture. A new building was built alongside