anchor: On the waterfront sits the Doges' Palace (Palazzo Ducale), for 900 years the focus of Venice's uncontested power and pomp, evoked in the imposing elegance of its delicate pink marble and white limestone facades with their airy arcades and loggias.
positive: The Palazzo Ducale is also called the Doges' Palace.
negative: For one year it was the focus of Venice's uncontested power and pomp.