Historical Regatta

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Gran Canal

It is the most important communication route of the city. It's 400 metres long and it's width ranges from 30 to 70 metres, and divides the historical centre in two and is the main thoroughfare for water taxis and traditional gondolas. The most beautiful medieval palaces can be seen along its banks.

Ponte di Rialto

Situated half way along the canal, it is 50 metres long and at its highest point is more than 7 metres above the water. Completed in the 16th Century, this stone bridge on wood piling was built to replace a wooden bridge and an earlier pontoon bridge that once was the only link between the two banks of the Grand Canal. The shops lining the central passageway make it particulary picturesque.

Basilica di San Marco

Constructed between the 11th and 15th Centuries the Basilica dominates the Piazza with its five oriental cupolas and the golden Byzantine mosaics featuring stories from the Old and New Testament.

Campanile

Construction was started between 888-912 and was finally completed between 1511-1514. It lower section contains Romanesque architecture while it is surmounted with a renaissance belfry.

Torre dell'Orologio

Constructed between 1496 and 1499. It shows the hours, phases of the moon and the signs of the zodiac.

Palazzo Ducale

Founded in 814 and re-constructed in 976 and 1105-1116, and it was finally completed in 1536. Until the fall of the Venetian Republic it was the residence of the Doge, the town hall and Court House.

Porta della Carta

Situated between the Basilica and the Ducal Palace. This 15th Century Gothic gate is the main entrance to the palace.

Ponte dei Sospiri

This bridge connects the Ducal Palace with the new prisons. It was given this nickname in 800 because it was imagined that prisoners crossing the bridge between the court and the prison, would sigh as they took one last look at St George's Island and the Venice lagoon, as they would most probably never seen the light of day again.

Scala Contarini del "Bovolo"

The stairs were constructed in 1499. The architectural elements of the early renaissance combined with Gothic-Byzantine building techniques, producing an harmony of forms, with a typical Venetian character, in a monument that is unique in its type.

Galleria dell'Accademia

- St Orsola's Dream by Carpaccio (1495);

- The Tempest by Giorgione (1507-1508)

Chiesa di San Zaccaria

- The Virgin and child, between an angel divinely playing and saints by Giovanni Bellini (1505).

Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

- Assumption of the Virgin by Tiziano (1516-1518).

Chiesa di Sant'Alvise

- The Road to Calvary by Tiepolo (1737-1740).

Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore

- The last Supper by Tintoretto (1592-1594).

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Map of Venice
Museums of Venice
Tour of Venice
Gran Canal
It is the most important communication route of the city. It's 400 metres long and it's width ranges from 30 to 70 metres, and divides the historical centre in two and is the main thoroughfare for water taxis and traditional gondolas. The most beautiful medieval palaces can be seen along its banks.
Ponte di Rialto
Situated half way along the canal, it is 50 metres long and at its highest point is more than 7 metres above the water. Completed in the 16th Century, this stone bridge on wood piling was built to replace a wooden bridge and an earlier pontoon bridge that once was the only link between the two banks of the Grand Canal. The shops lining the central passageway make it particulary picturesque.
Basilica di San Marco
Constructed between the 11th and 15th Centuries the Basilica dominates the Piazza with its five oriental cupolas and the golden Byzantine mosaics featuring stories from the Old and New Testament.
Campanile
Construction was started between 888-912 and was finally completed between 1511-1514. It lower section contains Romanesque architecture while it is surmounted with a renaissance belfry.
Torre dell'Orologio
Constructed between 1496 and 1499. It shows the hours, phases of the moon and the signs of the zodiac.
Palazzo Ducale
Founded in 814 and re-constructed in 976 and 1105-1116, and it was finally completed in 1536. Until the fall of the Venetian Republic it was the residence of the Doge, the town hall and Court House.
Porta della Carta
Situated between the Basilica and the Ducal Palace. This 15th Century Gothic gate is the main entrance to the palace.
Ponte dei Sospiri
This bridge connects the Ducal Palace with the new prisons. It was given this nickname in 800 because it was imagined that prisoners crossing the bridge between the court and the prison, would sigh as they took one last look at St George's Island and the Venice lagoon, as they would most probably never seen the light of day again.
Scala Contarini del "Bovolo"
The stairs were constructed in 1499. The architectural elements of the early renaissance combined with Gothic-Byzantine building techniques, producing an harmony of forms, with a typical Venetian character, in a monument that is unique in its type.
Galleria dell'Accademia
- St Orsola's Dream by Carpaccio (1495);
- The Tempest by Giorgione (1507-1508)

Chiesa di San Zaccaria
- The Virgin and child, between an angel divinely playing and saints by Giovanni Bellini (1505).
Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
- Assumption of the Virgin by Tiziano (1516-1518).
Chiesa di Sant'Alvise
- The Road to Calvary by Tiepolo (1737-1740).
Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore
- The last Supper by Tintoretto (1592-1594).

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