Grand Canal; Topographic Views
Gilchrist, Scott
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Date
1996Description
North of the Rialto, view of the north wall, depicting Palazzo Gussoni-Grimani at the far right (which once had frescoes by Tintoretto), with Palazzo Barbarigo near the left, which still retains vestiges of the 16th century facade frescoes, frontal view; The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande, Venetian: Canałasso) is the most important canal in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, but many tourists visit it by gondola. At one end the canal leads into the lagoon near Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin: in between it makes a large S-shape through the central districts ("sestieri") of Venice. It is 3800 m long, 30-90 m wide, with an average depth of five meters. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/4/2008)
Type of Work
topographical view; photographSubject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, cityscapes, seascapes, Boats and boating, City planning, Housing, Transportation, Twentieth century
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