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Venice
Table of Contents
Introduction
Physical and human geography
The landscape
Site
Terraferma
Lagoon and tides
Climate
Layout
Canal boats and bridges
Palaces
Economy
Legacy of maritime commerce
The port of Venice
Traditional industries
Tourism
Cultural heritage: the myth of Venice
San Marco
The Molo
The Doges’ Palace
San Marco Basilica
The Piazza San Marco
The Campanile
The Old Library
Trade guild buildings
Churches
Painting
Music
Motion pictures
Contemporary life
History
The early period
Origin of the city
The new order
Growth of trade and power
Relations with the Byzantine Empire
The commune
Trade conflicts
The patriciate
Struggle for naval supremacy
Zenith of power
Political and economic decline
Europeans and Turks against Venice
End of the Venetian republic
In unified Italy
References & Edit History
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Images & Videos
For Students
Venice summary
Quizzes
Guess the City by Its River Quiz
Know Your European Geography Quiz
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Videos
A day in Venice: Tourism and tranquility
Overview of Venice.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
The extravaganza of Venice Carnival
Learn about the Carnival of Venice.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Experience the artistic and architectural heritage of Venice
Time-lapse video of Venice.
Video: Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
Firefighting on water and land in Venice
Learn about the unique challenges faced by the fire brigade of Venice.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Images
Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, where the Grand Canal opens into the San Marco...
Tom Brakefield/Stockbyte/Thinkstock
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Grand Canal, with the Rialto Bridge in the background, Venice, Italy
Eric Carle/Shostal Associates
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Grand Canal, Venice.
© Sailorr/Fotolia
Canaletto:
The Doges' Palace and Piazza San Marco, Venice
The Doges' Palace and Piazza San Marco, Venice
, oil on canvas by Canaletto;...
Scala/Art Resource, New York
regatta on the Grand Canal
Gondolas participating in a historical regatta on the Grand Canal, Venice.
© maxpetr/iStock.com
Venice
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Venice
View of Venice, with the domes of San Marco Basilica in the foreground.
© ivan_varyukhin/Fotolia
Venice: canal
Canal in Venice.
© Shawn McCullars
Venice: Grand Canal
Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice.
© Jeffrey S. Campbell
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice.
B. Benjamin/ZEFA
Venice, Italy
Gondolas moored at a marina in Venice at dusk.
Goodshoot/Thinkstock
Venice: Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs, Venice.
© Boris Stroujko/Shutterstock.com
Venice: Rialto Bridge
The Rialto Bridge across the Grand Canal in Venice.
© Jeffrey S. Campbell
Venice, Italy
Homes along a canal in Venice.
Forrestn
Sanmicheli, Michele: Palazzo Grimani
Palazzo Grimani, Venice; designed by Michele Sanmicheli.
Attilios
Venice, Italy
The Piazzetta, Venice, with (left) San Marco Basilica and the Doges' Palace and (centre...
Alexis Vorontzoff—UNESCO
Venice: San Marco Basilica
Interior of San Marco Basilica, Venice.
© fofoto/Dreamstime.com
Venice: Piazza San Marco
Old Procurators' Offices and Clock Tower, Piazza San Marco, Venice.
© Jeffrey S. Campbell
Venice
The Library of St. Mark (left), with the Campanile (centre) and the Doges' Palace...
Stefan90—iStock/Thinkstock
Venice, Italy
Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1481–89), Venice, designed by Pietro Lombardo....
© Melanie Lemahieu/Shutterstock.com
Assumption of the Virgin
Assumption of the Virgin
, by Titian, 1516–18; in Santa Maria dei Frari,...
SCALA/Art Resource, New York
Andrea Palladio: San Giorgio Maggiore
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice; designed by Andrea Palladio, 1566–1610.
Theudbald
Miracle of the True Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo
Miracle of the True Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo
, oil painting by...
SCALA/Art Resource, New York
Tintoretto:
Last Supper
Last Supper
, oil on canvas by Tintoretto, 1592–94; in the chancel, San Giorgio...
Scala/Art Resource, New York
Venice, Italy
Map of Venice (c. 1900), from the 10th edition of
Encyclopædia Britannica
.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Rialto Islands, Adriatic Sea, Italy
Venice, on the Rialto Islands archipelago in the Adriatic Sea, Italy.
© agno_agnus/Fotolia
Bridge of Sighs
Bridge of Sighs, Venice.
© Huang Yuetao/Shutterstock.com
Colleoni, Bartolomeo
Bartolomeo Colleoni, equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio; in Venice.
G.dallorto
Grand Canal, Venice
The Grand Canal, Venice.
© Sandra Wittman
Grand Canal
The Grand Canal, Venice, at night.
© sborisov/Fotolia
Guggenheim Collection
Guggenheim Collection, Venice.
© silviacrisman/iStock.com
Venice
Venice, view toward the Molo and the Piazzetta, showing the Old Library, Campanile,...
Ralph Lieberman
Palazzo Grimani, on the Grand Canal, Venice, by Michele Sanmicheli,
c.
1556...
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Venice: Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi
Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi, Venice, by Mauro Coducci, c. 1500–09.
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Rialto Bridge, Venice
View of the Rialto Bridge, Venice, designed and built by Antonio da Ponte.
© Mikhail Rulkov/Shutterstock.com
Rialto Bridge
The Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal, Venice.
© EMrpize/Fotolia
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, by Andrea Palladio, 1566–1610.
Courtesy of the Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice
Venice: San Giorgio Maggiore
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio, completed 1610.
AbleStock.com/Thinkstock
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice, by Pietro Lombardo, 1481–89.
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Canaletto:
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco
, oil on canvas by Canaletto, possibly late 1720s; in the...
Photograph by dmadeo. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, 1988 (1988.162)
Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice.
B. Benjamin/ZEFA
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