Secret Notes Of Venice
by Gary Slawsky
Title
Secret Notes Of Venice
Artist
Gary Slawsky
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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In ancient Venice the Doges (i.e., Supreme Authority) Palace was not only a place for the Doge to live but within the palace laws were made and justice rendered. The mail slots around the outside of the building (as shown in this image) marked Per Denontie Segrete (“For Secret Denunciations”) were for those who wished to call attention to individuals stealing from the state or otherwise violating the law could deposit a note notifying the Doge. Paper was also available next to the mail slot. If you lived in Venice in those days, anyone including your friend or neighbor could place your name on a slip of paper and into the mail slot. The palace was opened as a museum in 1923.
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