Transcript Venice

Venice
Matej Baňas
Venice
• is a city in northern
Italy
• Venice is city of
canals and lagoons
• It is the capital of the
Veneto region.
• Venice with it´s canals
and lagoons is very
romantic city and there
are many poets, artists.
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
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.
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
Gondola
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The gondola is a traditional, flatbottomed 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.
Water bus
• Water bus is a
watercraft used to
provide public
transport, usually but
not always in an
urban environment.
Piazza San Marco
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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 spellbound 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.
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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