Political Empire through Trade Political Empire through Trade. Venice played a major role in reopening the Mediterranean economy to West European commerce and to the development of links with Northern Europe. It created institutions that formed the basis for...
The Venetian School of Art The Venetian School of Art. It refers to the distinctive style of art that developed in Renaissance Venice, during the 15 to 16th centuries. A celebratory lust for life, a thriving commercial port linking the East to the West and the...
Acqua Alta and the Mose Project Acqua Alta and the Mose Project. The Venetian lagoon is sustained by a delicate ecosystem; channels and shallows kept clean by the Adriatic tides sweeping in, whilst the rivers feeding into it have been diverted, in order to avoid...
Venice Districts & Attractions – Introduction. Venice Districts & Attractions – Introduction. Discover Venice with the my comprehensive guides to all six sestieri and main attractions. These ancient administrative divisions, date back to the 12th...
Santi Giovanni e Paolo Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Found the Castello district of Venice, it has the status of a minor basilica of the Dominican order. Of brick construction, it is built in Italian Gothic style. In contrast to the brick exterior, the attached Scuola...
