Murano is Venice's glassmaking centre.

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Murano became a glassmaking centre when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and the destruction of the city’s mostly wooden buildings, ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to Murano in 1291.

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Location: Murano, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
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