Venice's dazzling basilica, the Doges' Palace (Palazzo Ducale), and the 500-year-old Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), all within the sprawling Piazza San Marco and adjacent Piazzetta, are the very focus of the city's life.
the Piazza San Marco and Piazzetta contain the Venetian basilica, the 500-year old Clock Tower and the Doges' Palace.