Venice

Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venessia in the local dialect), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′N 12°19′E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia II - Venice - Sinking of Venice The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles (under water, in the absence of oxygen, wood does not decay) which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand. Most of these piles are still intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of brick or stone sit above these footings. The buildings are often threatened by flood tides pushing in from t ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. It is a comedy ("comedy" had a very different meaning at the time; see Shakespearean comedies) and is best known for its portrayal of the Jew Shylock, which has raised questions of anti-semitism. Shylock is a tormented character but is also a tormenter, so whether he ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - Venice Biennale of architecture

Venice Biennale of architecture (1883-1927) originated as a renaissance on urban settings to promote the highly esthetic preferences of Pope Warren III. The movement washed through Europe spreading its extents to Iran and Nigeria. The secretive and effective undermining of local policies gave birth to a oppositional regime called MUTTS, Move Utilities To The Surface, which endeavored to celebrate the equipment and methods of resource delivery. To avoid the devastation of conflict, both g

Venice: Encyclopedia - Venice Los Angeles California

Venice, California, is a district in west Los Angeles, California. It is best known for its canals and beaches, but it also has a somewhat bohemian residential area as well as a colorful boardwalk. Its area code is 310 and its ZIP Code is 90291. Venice Los Angeles California - History. The Venice of America was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905, and it was annexed to Los Angeles in 1925. (There have been several movements to secede from Los Angeles since then, including currently.) In 1929 most of the ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - Car-free zone

Car-free zones are also known as auto-free zones and pedestrianised zones. Many communities have come to recognize that it is desirable to have areas that are not dominated by the automobile. Converting a street or an area to car-free use is called pedestrianization. Some examples of different types of carfree areas are: Car-free zone - North America. In North America, the creation of pedestrian-friendly urban environments is still in its infancy. Few cities have pedestrian zones ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - Venetian Ghetto

The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jewish people were required to live under the Venetian Republic. From its name, the word "ghetto" is derived. The Ghetto is an area of the Cannaregio sestiere of Venice. It is named for the iron foundries ("geto") located there in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Unlike much of Europe, the presence of Jews was usually tolerated in Venice from the late fourteenth century. Restrictions on their movement and permitted trades varied, but moneylending, running pawnsho ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - Albert Finney

Albert Finney is an English actor, born 9 May 1936 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He has received several nominations and awards within the entertainment industry. Albert Finney - Career highlights. His most famous role was as Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film Murder On The Orient Express. Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. "People really do think I am 300 pounds [136 kg] with a French accent" h ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia - 1508

1508 - Events. February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon. December - Michelangelo Buonarroti begins work on the ceiling of the Sis ...

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Venice: Encyclopedia II - The Merchant of Venice - Story

The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the more famous villain, the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Bassanio, a young Venetian, wants to travel to Belmont to woo the beautiful and wealthy heiress Portia. He approaches his friend Antonio, a merchant, for 3000 ducats needed to subsidize his travelling expenditures for three months. As all of Antonio's ships and merchandise are tied at sea, Antonio approaches the Jewish moneylender Shylock for a loan. Shylock, hateful of Antonio, proposes a malicious condition. If Antonio is unable ...

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