Venice

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Venice

• Matej Banas

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Venice

• is a city in northern Italy
• Venice is city of canals and lagoons
• It is the capital of the Veneto region.
• Venice with its canals and lagoons is very
  romantic city and there are many poets, artists.

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History of city

• History of Venice starting in the mid-fifth
  century.
• Republic of Venice was a maritime power and
  venues of the Crusades, as well as an important
  center of commerce (especially the spice trade)
  and art during the Renaissance.
• On the uninhabited islands nearby residents fled
  mainland cities from barbarian invasions.
• They established several settlements here. These
  are combined in 697 maritime union in Venice

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Grand Canal

• The Grand Canal is a canal in Venice, Italy.
• It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors
  in the city.
• Public transport is provided by water buses and
  private water taxis, and many tourists explore
  the canal by gondola.

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Transport in Venice

• Venice is built on an archipelago of 117 islands
  formed by 177 canals in a shallow lagoon,
  connected by 409 bridges
• So if you want to get somewhere in Venice you can
  use gondola
• water bus

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Gondola

• The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed
  Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the
  conditions of the Venetian Lagoon
• For centuries gondolas were the chief means of
  transportation and most common watercraft within
  Venice.
• However their primary role is to carry tourists
  on rides.
• The gondola is propelled by a person (the
  gondolier) who stands facing the bow and rows
  with a forward stroke, followed by a compensating
  backward stroke.

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Water bus

• Water bus is a watercraft used to provide public
  transport, usually but not always in an urban
  environment.

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Piazza San Marco

• St Marks square is the heart of Venice and the
  first stop for most first-time visitors to the
  city of Venice as it is home to many major
  monuments. Piazza San Marco is a fascinating
  place day or night, and leaves visitors
  spell-bound by its beauty and elegance.
• St Mark's square was described by Napolean as the
  most beautiful dining room in Europe. It is the
  only true square of Venice. Dominated by it's
  Byzantine Basilica of St. Marks that's a unique
  architectural masterpiece that is some 175,5
  metres wide.

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St Mark's Basilica

• is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic
  Archdiocese of Venice
• It is the most famous of the city's churches and
  one of the best known examples of Byzantine
  architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the
  Piazza San Marco

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