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The Grand Canal, about 3 km long, winds through Venice from northwest to southeast, dividing the city into two nearly equal portions. The Giudecca Canal, about 400 m (about 1310 ft) wide, separates Giudecca Island, on the extreme south, from Venice proper. No motor vehicles are permitted on the narrow, winding lanes and streets that penetrate the old city, and the bridges are for pedestrians only.
Written Sep 27, 2003
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In the rear of the Doges’ Palace is the famous Bridge of Sighs, which connects the palace with public prisons and was the route by which prisoners were taken to and from the judgment hall. The name of the bridge came from prisoner's crying while they were lead to prison.
Written Sep 27, 2003
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The palace begun about 814, destroyed four times by fire, and each time rebuilt on a more magnificent scale. It is a remarkable building in Italian Gothic with some early Renaissance elements. The northern side of the piazza is occupied by the Procuratie Vecchie (1496) and the southern side by the Procuratie Nuove (1584), both built in Italian Renaissance style. During the time of the Venetian republic these buildings were the residences of the nine procurators, or magistrates, from among whom the doge, or chief magistrate, was usually selected.
Written Sep 27, 2003
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The cathedral of St. Mark is situated in the center of the Saint Marks's square.The
structure begun built about 828, reconstructed after a fire in 976, and rebuilt between 1047 and about 1071. The cathedral and the Palazzo Ducale are considered two of the most important structures in Venice.
Written Sep 27, 2003
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Piazza S.Marco is the only true square in Venice.St.Mark's Square was called "the drawing room of the world" by Musset. It has been the scene of some of the most important religious and political activities of the Serenissima as well as the center of Venetian social life for almost a millennium
Written Feb 21, 2003
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The most famous of the three bridges spanning the Grand Canal is the Rialto Bridge (1588), lined with a double row of shops.
Written Sep 27, 2003
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The most famous of the three bridges spanning the Grand Canal is the Rialto Bridge (1588), lined with a double row of shops.
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My fondest memory of Italy would have to be my introduction to it. It was July of 1984 and A and I woke up on a cold and awful morning in the Hague, to the sound of rain splatting against the windows...
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