Venice
About Venice
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the region of Veneto. It is built on a group of 126 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by 472 bridges.
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A Venetian mirror cost about the same as buying a large naval ship, and Venice completely cornered the market.
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If a Venetian mirror-maker tried to leave Murano island, they would hold his family hostage on the island to make sure he came back.
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When some Murano mirror-makers were bribed to defect to France, Venice sent assassins out to try and kill them, and they did kill them.
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In the end the French got all the mirror technology and built the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, which collapsed the Venetian mirror industry.
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Venice's most famous bridge, the Rialto, was built by a man named Antonio da Ponte, which means Antonio the Bridge.
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The Rialto was the fourth bridge to be built on that spot in Venice.
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Venetians used to have big fights over the bridges, between two factions: the Castellani, who were the shipbuilders and sailors, and the Nicolotti, who were the fishermen.
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St Mark's Square in Venice is full of pigeons, and for a lot of the year the effluence backs up and it smells pretty whiffy.
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Coordinates: 45.4375, 12.3358