Venice and its Lagoon

World Heritage

Italy

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Venice was founded in the 5th century on 118 small islands and became a maritime power in the 10th century. The entire city is a masterpiece of extraordinary architecture, and even the smallest buildings contain works by some of the world's greatest artists, such as Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and many more.

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# Architectural masterpiece

Venice view from the Bridge Priuli a Santa Sofia, to the Bridge de le Vele

Piazza San Marco in Venice, with St. Mark's Campanile

View of San Giorgio Maggiore Island from St. Mark's Campanile

The Doge's Palace, the former residence of the Doge of Venice

The Fra Mauro Map of the world. The map was made around 1450 and depicts Asia, Africa and Europe

St Mark's Basilica houses the relics of St Mark the Evangelist

Gondola Punta and Basilica Salute

Venice in autumn, with the Rialto Bridge in the background

The Republic of Venice and its colonial empire Stato da Màr

The whole comune (red) in the Metropolitan City of Venice

Monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400-1475), captain-general of the Republic of Venice from 1455 to ...

Grand Canal from Rialto to Ca'Foscari

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Information extracted from Wikidata

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