Venice: surprised statue at Saint Marks
Venice Italian Venezia Venetian Venesia or Venexia is a city in northern Italy the capital of the region Veneto a population of 271 367 census estimate January 1 2004 Together with Padua the city is included in the Padua Venice Metropolitan Area population 1 600 000 The city historically was an independent nation Venice has been known as the La Dominante Serenissima Queen of the Adriatic City of Water City of Bridges and The City of Light It is often cited as one of the most beautiful cities in the world The city stretches across 118 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 the Po south and the Piave north Rivers The population estimate of 272 000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia around 62 000 in the historic city of Venice Centro storico 176 000 in Terraferma the Mainland mostly in the large frazione of Mestre and Marghera and 31 000 live on other islands in the lagoon The Venetian Republic was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto as well as a very important center of commerce especially silk grain and spice trade and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century
Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Venice, Veneto, Italy
Photo credit: © Christian Ostrosky / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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