Rabat – The Italian Cultural Institute in Rabat is dedicating a conference to the Doge’s Palace, a symbol of the city of Venice and a masterpiece of Gothic art. On 10 February at 6:30pm, the Italian Cultural Institute welcomes Professor Sabrina Favaro who will discuss the artistic features of the palace, located in the monumental area of Piazza San Marco. The building testifies, with its architectural and ornamental style, to the city’s layered and complex historical period between the Middle Ages and Mannerism, narrating of its commercial and cultural strength vis-à-vis the rest of the world. (9Colonne)