Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo

The Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo is one of the biggest and most beautiful Gothic churches in Venice's Castello district. It's a huge brick building done Italian Gothic style and is also the main Dominican church in Venice. It's dedicated to John and Paul, two martyrs of the early Christian church in Rome. The interior houses the tombs of twenty Venetian nobles made by masters like Giovanni Lombardo. There are also graves of famous people like Vettor Pisani, Sebastiano Venier, and artists such as Bellini and Lorenzo Lotto. Aside from the tombs, you can also see great Italian paintings, a stunning Byzantine statue, and the foot of St.