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English: Map of the structure of the Venice Biennial 2005. Iolanda Pensa and graphic design by Federica Verona, 2006. Date: 5 January 2006, 14:39:16: Source: Own work:
Compared to the Renaissance architecture of other Italian cities, in Venice there was a degree of conservatism, especially in retaining the overall form of buildings, which in the city were usually replacements on a confined site, and in windows, where arched or round tops, sometimes with a classicized version of the tracery of Venetian Gothic architecture, remained far more heavily used than ...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Venice: Venice – city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.It is situated across a group of 118 small islands [1] that are separated by canals and linked by bridges, of which there are 400.
Venetian Gothic is the particular form of Italian Gothic architecture typical of Venice, originating in local building requirements, with some influence from Byzantine architecture, and some from Islamic architecture, reflecting Venice's trading network. Very unusually for medieval architecture, the style is at its most characteristic in ...
Cultural organization in Venice (7 P) F. Festivals in Venice (1 C, 6 P) Venice in fiction (10 C, 8 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Venice (2 C, 9 P) M. Mass media in Venice ...
The continent of Europe, including transcontinental countries St. Peter's Basilica, viewed from the Tiber, the Vatican Hill in the back and Castel Sant'Angelo to the right, Rome (both the basilica and the hill are part of the sovereign state of Vatican City, the Holy See of the Catholic Church).
Venice's location at the head of the Adriatic, and directly south of the terminus of the Brenner Pass over the Alps, would have given it a distinct advantage as a middleman in this important trade. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance , Venice was a major centre for commerce and trade, as it controlled a vast sea-empire, and became an ...