Piazza San Marco (Italian: Piazza San Marco) is the main public square in Venice, Italy. In Venice, Piazza San Marco is the only square called Piazza, and other squares are called Campi regardless of size.
The space of Piazza San Marco together constitutes the social, religious and political center of Venice. As a landmark of Venice, Piazza San Marco is still the most popular tourist attraction in the area. It is most notable for the Renaissance buildings around the square, such as the Executive Residence Building, St. Mark's Bell Tower, St. Mark's and San Todaro Columns and the Doge's Palace, the surrounding coffee shops and stores, and the pigeons on the square. In the early 19th century, French Emperor Napoleon praised it as the most beautiful living room in Europe.