External view of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, northern Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Doge's Palace, the heart of the political life of the Venetian Republic for centuries, is undergoing a major reconnaissance of its conservation status by the Fondazione Musei Civici of the municipality of Venice that includes the urgent restoration of its paintings and infrastructures, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)