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Italy - Venice and Veneto
VENICE AND VENETO
Venice was founded in the 5th century by refugees fleeing the Goths from mainland Veneto in north eastern Italy: built on stilts, it gradually evolved over the centuries into an archipelago of over one hundred and seventeen islands linked by ornate, stone bridges, canals, and lagoons; from the eighth century, for 1400 years, it was ruled by elected doges.
The first Basilica San Marco was finished in 832 AD and, in 1171, the six key districts of central Venice, the sestieri, were established: at the geographical heart of it all, San Croce and San Polo, almost surrounded by the curious S-shaped Grand Canal; bordered by the Grand Canal on three sides, San Marco – the emotional heart of Venice looking out over the water over to the La Giudecca and San Giorgio Maggiore out islands; Cannaregio with the gold-fronted Ca' d'Oro, Il Ghetto and the picturesque Rio Madonna dell'Orto; Castello with the splendid Arsenale; Dorsoduro with the famous Galleria dell'Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
By the time of the Renaissance, Venice had become firmly established as a powerful trading power to be reckoned with, a bold and wily entrepreneur, a resourceful banker and a money lender par excellence: with its finely-honed skills in diplomacy second to none, widespread strategic possessions were well administered, and a torrent of quite tremendous wealth poured into the city overland from the east and Far East. As history witnessed, wealth proved to be something of a double-edged sword for the rulers.
The first Basilica San Marco was finished in 832 AD and, in 1171, the six key districts of central Venice, the sestieri, were established: at the geographical heart of it all, San Croce and San Polo, almost surrounded by the curious S-shaped Grand Canal; bordered by the Grand Canal on three sides, San Marco – the emotional heart of Venice looking out over the water over to the La Giudecca and San Giorgio Maggiore out islands; Cannaregio with the gold-fronted Ca' d'Oro, Il Ghetto and the picturesque Rio Madonna dell'Orto; Castello with the splendid Arsenale; Dorsoduro with the famous Galleria dell'Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
By the time of the Renaissance, Venice had become firmly established as a powerful trading power to be reckoned with, a bold and wily entrepreneur, a resourceful banker and a money lender par excellence: with its finely-honed skills in diplomacy second to none, widespread strategic possessions were well administered, and a torrent of quite tremendous wealth poured into the city overland from the east and Far East. As history witnessed, wealth proved to be something of a double-edged sword for the rulers.
It was this wealth that started to put the finishing touches to the city's architectural landscape as we know it today: Byzantine, Medieval, Gothic, Baroque and Neo-classical as well as Early and High Renaissance. It also helped to fuel an exotic and luxuriant lifestyle for the nobles.
The gradual decline of Venice as a mercantile force was heralded in 1453 by the Turks' blocking of eastern trade routes and the opening of sea routes around the Cape of Good Horn to the east: by the early 18th century, after two centuries as Europe's most sybaritic party centre, the coffers were empty. Venice was taken over by the French and subsequently by the Austrian Empire; then, in 1866, it was formally handed over to Italy.
The gradual decline of Venice as a mercantile force was heralded in 1453 by the Turks' blocking of eastern trade routes and the opening of sea routes around the Cape of Good Horn to the east: by the early 18th century, after two centuries as Europe's most sybaritic party centre, the coffers were empty. Venice was taken over by the French and subsequently by the Austrian Empire; then, in 1866, it was formally handed over to Italy.
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