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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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See also Veneti. The city was founded as a result of the influx of refugees into the marshes of the Po estuary following the invasion of northern Italy by the Lombards in 568. In the mid-8th century, the Venetians resisted the empire-building efforts of Pepin III and remained subject to the Byzantine Empire, at least theoretically. As the community continued to develop and as Byzantine power waned, an increasingly anti-Eastern character emerged, leading to the growth of autonomy and eventual independence under the rulership of ...

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Venice - Famous Venetians. For persons born in Venice, see Natives of Venice. Others closely associated with the city include: Titian (1477–1576), painter. Veronica Franco (1546-1591), poet and courtesan during the Renaissance Venice - Foreign words of Venetian origin. arsenal, ciao, ghetto, gondola, lagoon, lido, Montenegro. "Venezuela" means "little Venice". See also. ...

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In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicolored hose, the designs on which indicated the Compagnie della Calza ("Trouser Club") to which they belonged. The Senate passed sumptuary laws, but these merely resulted in changes in fashion in order to circumvent the law. Dull garments were worn over colorful ones, which then were cut to show the hidden colors — which resulted in ...

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Venice - Sestieri. The sestieri are the primary traditional divisions of Venice. The city is divided into the six districts of Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca), Santa Croce, San Marco and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Sant'Elena). Venice - Piazzas and Campi of Venice. Piazza San Marco Campo San Polo Venice - Palaces. Doge's Palace Palazzo Grassi Ca' d'Oro Ca' Rezzonico Peggy Guggenheim Collec ...

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Venice is famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of more than 100 islands (118 in total) formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot. In the 19th century a causeway to the mainland brought a railway station to Venice, and an automobile causeway and parking lot was added in the 20th century. Beyond these land entrances at the northern edge of ...

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The city is much visited by tourists, of course; but of the permanent population 3.8 % are foreigners as well: from all around the world, and especially from Asia. Istat breaks down the population as: 96.2% Italian 0.4% Turkish 0.3% Moldavians 0.2% Ukrainian 0.2% Romanian Other populations include Bulgarian, Tunisian, Albanian, and Macedonian. ...

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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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