Fall of the Republic of Venice empire. In the Square of St Mark's, a new wing was constructed in what was to be a royal residence for Napoleon: the "Ala Napoleonica", or "Procuratie Nuovissime"; a new avenue was opened in the city, the "Via Eugenia" (renamed "Via Garibaldi" in 1866), named after Napoleon's stepson and viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais. In 1807, the post of Primicerius of St Mark's was suppressed, and the basilica became the cathedral of the Patriarchate of Venice. In 1808, Dalmatia too was annexed to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, and a "Provveditore generale di Dalmazia" was established until 1809, when, following the
Arts Square (Saint Petersburg) a national museum. Central to the Square is the Mikhailovsky Square Garden with a statue of Alexander Pushkin. Around the square are the following buildings: Every year, the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia organizes the Arts Square International Festival in Saint-Petersburg. The event is free. Arts Square (Saint Petersburg) The Arts Square (, "Ploshchad Iskusstv") is an open public square in the center of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Before the construction of the Square, the land was the hunting grounds of the Empress Anna of Russia. Then Russian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-1771) created a garden maze on the site. In the early