Editing Torcello (section)

==Sights==
Torcello's numerous [[palazzo|palazzi]], its twelve [[parish]]es and its sixteen [[cloister]]s have almost disappeared since the Venetians recycled the useful building material. One small palazzo is the only remaining medieval structure, consisting of a cathedral, a church, the town's former council chamber and archives (which house the museum), and the nearby basilica and campanile; the latter two were rebuilt in the year 1008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://decodedpast.com/torcello-venices-forgotten-rival/2901 |title=Torcello: The Rise and Fall of Venice's Forgotten Rival |website=decodedpast.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113015922/http://decodedpast.com/torcello-venices-forgotten-rival/2901 |archive-date=2015-01-13}} </ref>

Today's main attraction is the [[Torcello Cathedral|Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta]], founded in 639. It is of basilica-form with side aisles but no crossing, and has much 11th and 12th century [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine]] work, including [[mosaic]]s (e.g. a vivid version of the [[Last Judgement]]).  Other attractions include the 11th and 12th century church of Santa Fosca, in the form of a Greek cross, which is surrounded by a semi-octagonal porticus, and the [[Museo Provinciale di Torcello]] housed in two fourteenth century [[palace]]s, the ''Palazzo dell'Archivio'' and the ''Palazzo del Consiglio'', which was once the seat of the communal government.

Another noteworthy sight for tourists is an ancient stone chair, known as ''[[Attila's Throne]]''. It has, however, nothing to do with the king of the Huns, but may have been the [[podestà]]'s or the bishop's chair, or the seat where chief magistrates were inaugurated.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=itIxAQAAMAAJ&q=torcello&pg=PA304 |page=349 |year=1853|title=A Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy: Being a Guide to the States of Sardinia, Lombardy and Venice, Parma and Piacenza, Modena, Lucca, and Tuscany as Far as the Val d'Arno |last1=(Firm) |first1=John Murray }}</ref>
Torcello is also home to a [[Devil's Bridge]], known as the ''Ponte del Diavolo'' or alternatively the ''Ponticello del Diavolo'' (devil's little bridge).