Pescheria di Rialto

The Pescheria di Rialto, Venice's famous fish market, was first established in 1332, but at a site much nearer the Ponte di Rialto. It moved to its present site in 1459.

The first permanent structure only dates back to 1884 when a cast-iron and glass building was erected. The structure was so hated by the locals that it was soon replaced by the two neo-Gothic market halls we see today, which were created by the architect Domenico Ruspoli and the sculptor Cesare Laurenti and built between 1902 and 1907.

​A bronze statue of Saint Peter, the work of Laurenti, stands at one corner of the market, overlooking the Grand Canal. 
The Pescheria di Rialto, or Fish Market, Venice
Pescheria di Rialto
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Cesare Laurenti, Pescheria di Rialto, Venice
Saint Peter by Cesare Laurenti
Old photograph of the Pescheria di Rialto, Venice
Pescheria di Rialto pre 1884
Old photograph of the Pescaria di Rialto, 1884, Venice
Pescaria di Rialto post 1884