Venice is world famous as the "city of a thousand bridges".
The Italian city was built on countless wooden piles, so that the different parts of the city are surrounded by water all around.
Probably the most famous waterway in the metropolis is the Canal Grande, which winds through the area in an s-shape. Hundreds of ships bring people from one side to the other every day or serve as excursion boats for many tourists.
The Grand Canal flows past grandiose buildings and palaces from the Italian Renaissance, giving visitors a wonderful view of the city's architectural gems.
The canal itself is only five meters deep and fifty meters wide on average. More than 45 canals flow into the Grand Canal, making it the hub of Venetian shipping.
The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) in Venice connects the districts (sestieri) of San Polo and San Marco and is one of the oldest bridge structures in the city of Venice. The bridge crosses the Grand Canal at this point with a span of 48 meters, a width of 22 meters and a clearance height of 7.50 meters. Among other things, the Rialto Bridge is one of the most famous structures in the city of Venice. The foundations of the bridge consist of 12,000 oak piles driven into the ground.
Hello - I am a photographer from Germany.
Here I show travel and nature photographs: photos from Germany, Europe and distant countries - flowers, animals, landscapes and much more...
Have fun browsing my albums!..
Read more…