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Biblioteca Marciana

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 25, 2021 by Wehwalt (talk) 20:21, 16 February 2021 (UTC)



The Marciana Library in Venice is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one the world's most significant collections of classical texts. Named after St Mark, the patron saint of Venice, it was founded in 1468 when the humanist scholar Cardinal Bessarion donated his collection of Greek and Latin codices to Venice as a means of preserving the writings of the classical Greek authors and the literature of Byzantium after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. It is the only institution established by the Venetian government that continues to function. The original building, now largely a museum, was constructed from 1537 to 1588. It is considered to be the masterpiece of Jacopo Sansovino and is a key work in Venetian Renaissance architecture. Since 1904, the library offices and most of the collection have been housed in the adjoining Zecca, the former Venetian mint.
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 * Promoted: 7 October 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: This is a specific date request for 25 March 2021. On that day the city of Venice in Italy will commemorate its sixteen-hundred-year anniversary, having been founded, according to legend, on 25 March 401. The Marciana Library is ideally representative since it is the only institution of the Venetian government that survives and continues to function. It is also one of the major historical and artistic monuments in the city. The article is of interest to multiple Wikiprojects and is listed as top importance for Wikiproject Architecture. There are also Wikipedia articles on the library in 30 different languages. Should the article be accepted as TFA, I would like to request protection from vandalic edits or heightened vigilance. The Marciana Library belongs to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and is an official institution of the Italian government. So naturally any derogatory, misleading, promotional, or vulgar edits, such as those that are routinely made to the TFA, are of concern. This is my first request for TFA.
 * Support as nominator. Venicescapes (talk) 14:01, 13 October 2020 (UTC) Thank you for the assistance with the blurb.
 * Support. P  anini 🥪 20:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Support Gog the Mild (talk) 11:43, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Support, brilliant article and meaningful date! Ffranc (talk) 13:14, 3 February 2021 (UTC)