Il centro storico: il Sestiere San Marco (Percorso B)
Il centro storico: il Sestiere San Marco (Percorso B)
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Da Piazza San Marco a Palazzo Grassi. Fanno parte del sestiere di San Marco anche La Chiesa di San Moisè e il Teatro La Fenice, il Campo Santa Maria del Giglio, il Campo Santo Stefano e il ponte dell'Accademia, San Zulian e il Campo San Bartolomeo, il Ponte di Rialto e infine Palazzo Grassi.
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Rialto Bridge view hide
The Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge) is the true heart of Venice. The current structure was built in just three years, between 1588 and 1591, as a permanent replacement for the boat bridge and three wooden bridges that had spanned the Grand Canal at various times since the 12th Century. It remained the only way to cross the Grand Canal on foot until the Accademia Bridge was built in 1854. The Rialto Bridge’s 7.5-meter arch was designed to allow passage of galleys, and the massive structure was built on some 12,000 wooden pilings that still support the bridge more than 400 years later. The bridge has three walkways: two along the outer balustrades, and a wider central walkway between two rows of small shops that sell jewellery, linens, Murano glass, and other items for the tourist trade.
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Ponte dell'Accademia view hide
The bridge is one of the four bridges along the Rialto Bridge, the Ponte degli Scalzi and the new Calatrava bridge, connecting the two banks of the Grand Canal. Originally made of iron, it was opened on November 20, 1854. It was then rebuilt in wood, designed by the Ingegnere Eugenio Miozzi (1889-1979), which was initially intended to be temporary and was reopened on January 15, 1933.
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The Grand Canal view hide
The Grand Canal is the main waterway that crosses Venice, dividing it in two. Some of the most beautiful palace, churches and most builiding in the city overlook the Grand Canal, called by the Venetians “Canalazzo”. This outstanding canal, almost 4 km long and 30 by 70 meters wide , forms a reversed S in the heart of the city. It was once the main communication stream between San Marco and the lagoon along with Rialto, and it became, in the XVI century, the place where the Venetian nobility built their lavish homes. The Grand Canal remains today the main artery waterway of Venice. A series of sumptuous Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque palaces, dating from the thirteenth and eighteenth century, overlook this Canal, making a typical gondola ride even more dazzling.
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