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  2. List of bridges in Venice - Wikipedia

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    Bridges of Venice, Walking Tours, James Broos, Lulu.com, 2008 - 150 p., ISBN 978-0-6152-1958-5; Venezia *Ponte per *Ponte "--vita, morte e miracoli-- " dei 443 manufatti che attraversano i canali della città, Gianpietro Zucchetta, 1992, Stamperia di Venezia, Venise. site reprenant les ponts de Venise; liste de ponts avec caractéristiques

  3. Ponte della Libertà - Wikipedia

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    The Ponte della Libertà [1] (Liberty Bridge) [2] is a road bridge connecting the islands that form the historical centre of the city of Venice to the mainland part of the city. Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi , it was opened by Benito Mussolini in 1933 as Ponte Littorio (" Lictor 's bridge") – a name used during the Fascist era ...

  4. Rialto Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.

  5. Bridge of Sighs - Wikipedia

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    The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bestowed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", [2] [3] from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.

  6. Venice has a new island – here’s how you can visit it

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    Venice, spread over 118 small islands, is at risk of disappearing into the sea by as early as 2100 due to rising sea levels and the weight of continuous overtourism, with people and seawater ...

  7. Top 10 Scenic Byways - AOL

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    Top 10 Scenic Byways. With warm weather just around the corner, it is the perfect time of year to pull out those trusty roadmaps and plot out adventures on some of the nation's most scenic byways ...

  8. Ponte della Costituzione - Wikipedia

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    Ponte della Costituzione, underside showing structure, 2015. The Ponte della Costituzione (English: Constitution Bridge) is the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

  9. Venetian Lagoon - Wikipedia

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    The most extreme are the spring tides known as the acqua alta (Italian for "high water"), which regularly flood much of Venice. The nearby Marano-Grado Lagoon, with a surface area of around 160 square kilometres (62 square miles), is the northernmost lagoon in the Adriatic Sea and is sometimes called the "twin sister of the Venice lagoon".

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