An intimate journey through the remarkable Venetian urban landscape, this book reveals the architectural features that contribute to the incredulity of the beautiful city from the mysterious sotoporteghi to the complexity of Carlo Scarpa immaculate detailing. Breathtaking photographs compliment the personal reveries contributed by more than 30 notable international architects and architectural writers who have been inspired by the city and share in her wonder. The contributors include: Tadao Ando, Enrico Baleri, James Biber, Randy Bosch, Mario Botta, Constantin Boym, Louise Braverman, Vincenzo Casali, Francesco Da Mosto, Cynthia Davidson, Michele de Lucchi, Massimiliano Fuksas, Jonathan Glancey, Frank Harmon, Guy Horton, Michael Johnson, Shun Kanda, Max Levy, Juergen Mayer H., Robert McCarter, William Menking, Richard Murphy, Louise Noelle, Dial Parrott, Valeriano Pastor, Guido Pietropoli, Carlo Ratti, Witold Rybczynski, Anne-Catrin Schultz, Annabelle Selldorf, TAMassociati, J. Michael Welton, Thomas Woltz, Diana Yakeley, and Rocco Yim.