Rita Crane Photography: Palazzo along the Canals, Venice

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Venetian architecture is unique. Because Venice was a major trading hub for centuries, connecting Eastern merchants to Western Europe, a style developed here over time that is a combination of Eastern and Western influences, and exists nowhere else in the world.

Here is a fantastic brief history of Venice: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice and an excerpt:

"The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles, which were imported from Russia, (under water, in the absence of oxygen, wood does not decay) which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand. Wood for piles was cut in the most western part of today's Slovenia, resulting in the barren land in a region today called Kras, and in two regions of Croatia, Lika and Gorski kotar (resulting in the barren slopes of Velebit). Most of these piles are still intact after centuries of submersion. The foundations rest on the piles, and buildings of brick or stone sit above these footings. The buildings are often threatened by flood tides pushing in from the Adriatic between autumn and early spring.

Six hundred years ago, Venetians protected themselves from land-based attacks by diverting all the major rivers flowing into the lagoon and thus preventing sediment from filling the area around the city. This created an ever-deeper lagoon environment."

And for lovers of art history here's a list of Venetian artists and architects: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_painters_and_architects_of_...

Taken on: March 6, 2006

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