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Venice

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  1. Venice

  2. is a city in northern Italy, the capital of the region Veneto, with a population of 271,367 (census estimate 1 January 2004). Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). The city historically was the capital of an independent nation. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Bridges" and "City of Canals". Luigi Barzini, writing in The New York Times, described it as "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man”. Venice has also been described by the Times Online as being one of Europe's most romantic cities.

  3. Venice has been the setting or chosen location of numerous films, novels, poems and other cultural references. The city was a particularly popular setting for several novels, essays, and other works of fictional or non-fictional literature. Examples of these include Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Othello, Ben Jonson's Volpone, Voltaire's Candide, Casanova's autobiographical History of My Life, Anne Rice's Cry to Heaven, and Philippe Sollers' Watteau in Venice, to name but a few. The city has also been a setting for numerous films and music videos, such as the James Bond series 'From Russia with Love', 'Moonraker' and 'Casino Royale', Death in Venice, Fellini's Casanova, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, A Little Romance, The Italian Job, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and Madonna's Like a Virgin .

  4. Glass Venice is famous for its ornate glass-work, known as Venetian glass. It is world-renowned for being colourful, elaborate, and skilfully made.

  5. Piazza San Marco The grandest square in Venice, and the only which is actually called a piazza, this is dominated by the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace. Other buildings include the Procuratie Vecchie (Old Law Courts) and Procuratie Nuove (New Law Courts). The most conspicuous feature of the city is the 91m high Campanile San Marco which was built between 874 and 1150 and reconstructed after it collapsed in 1902.

  6. Burano: a small island ten kilometers from the city, famous for its artistic handmade lace. Ca'Rezzonico:A Grand Canal palazzo which houses a museum of 18th century Venice - a truly wonderful experience!

  7. Grand CanalThe largest canal in the city, the Grand Canal is almost 3 km long and up to 70 meters wide. Many famous buildings are situated on its banks, including the baroque church of Santa Maria Della Salute, the Academia Gallery, the Ca'd'Oro and the Grassi, Corner-Spinelli and Grimani Palaces. It is crossed by three bridges: the Academia, Rialto and Scalzi. The most famous of these is the Rialto (1588), lined with a double row of shops.

  8. Done by : Mariam Abdullah Section: 10-59 Teacher Name : Nedhal Mohammed

  9. Murano: this group of five islands, accessible by motoscafo routes 41 and 42, is famous for its glass industry.

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