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The term arsenal derives from the Arabic expression "darsina'a" (which mixes the words dock and shipyard), subsequently modified into the Venetian form "darzanà" (from which the Dante coining "arzanà" derives), "arzanàl"

The Castle of San Sebastián is located on a small island which, according to the classical tradition, in ancient times already housed the Phoenician temple of Moloch (ancient Canaanite deity, to which human victims were sacrificed in the valley of

Before the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte, the deceased Venetians were buried adjacent to the parish church they belonged to - as the nizioleti of campi and calli still remember today - and only benefactors and nobles could have the privil

The building, located next to the gallop, was erected in 1949 on a project by the architect Enrico Venturini and served to cover the guests of the pigeon shooting range from bad weather (today this discipline has been prohibited and replaced by sk

In 1877, the first Italian watch factory was founded here, taken over in 1899 by the German Jughans. At the time, it was the largest watch factory in the world, with production reaching 1,500 watches per day in the 1920s.

The Fondamenta Nuove theater is located right at the end of the homonymous foundation. It overlooks the North Lagoon of Venice. Small and characteristic building, its structure is made of wood and brick.

During the Serenissima era Quartier Grando, Casa dei Soldai - also known as Palazzo dei Soldati or Headquarters - home of the so-called Fanti da Mar whose direct descendants are today represented by the "Serenissima" Lagunari Regiment, the only am

It can be considered the first real seat of the Municipal Library of Mestre whose building was previously occupied by a glass factory; in 1994 it was purchased by the Municipality of Venice which used it as a library.

In 1789 a competition was launched to establish the project for the new La Fenice theater.

The Lido of Venice began to be a destination for seaside tourism starting from the second half of the nineteenth century, a time of important urbanization interventions that transformed the town inhabited by a few hundred people into a summer reso

Located in the westernmost point of the Grand Canal just before the Scalzi church, slightly set back to make room for a huge square, it is connected to the bus station (Piazzale Roma) through the recent Constitution bridge.

Built in 1622, the theater has undergone numerous interventions in its long history. Erected by the will of the Vendramin family, it takes its name from this, although it is also known as Teatro San Luca or San Salvador.