The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola.
One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin; in between, it makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts of Venice. It is 3.8 km long, and 30 to 90 m wide, with an average depth of five meters (16.5 ft).
The banks of the Grand Canal are lined with more than 170 buildings, most of which date from the 13th to the 18th century, and demonstrate the welfare and art created by the Republic of Venice. The noble Venetian families faced huge expenses to show off their richness in suitable palazzos; this contest reveals the citizens’ pride and the deep bond with the lagoon. Amongst the many are the Palazzi Barbaro, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ d’Oro, Palazzo Dario, Ca’ Foscari, Palazzo Barbarigo and to Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, housing the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. The churches along the canal include the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute. Centuries-old traditions, such as the Historical Regatta, are perpetuated every year along the Canal.
Because most of the city’s traffic goes along the Canal rather than across it, only one bridge crossed the canal until the 19th century, the Rialto Bridge. There are currently three more bridges, the Ponte degli Scalzi, the Ponte dell’Accademia
Il Canal Grande è il principale canale di Venezia. Lungo circa 3800 metri (larghezza dai 30 ai 70 m, profondità media 5 m), divide in due parti il centro storico tracciando una “S“ rovesciata che va dall’innesto del Ponte della Libertà al Bacino di San Marco.È affiancato per tutta la lunghezza da magnifici edifici, in gran parte dei secoli tra il XII e il XVIII, che manifestano il benessere e l’arte creati dalla Repubblica di Venezia, rendendolo uno dei simboli della città. Ogni anno i veneziani vi rivivono tradizioni secolari della Serenissima come la Regata Storica.
Dopo un breve tratto in direzione sud-est, all’altezza del Ponte della Costituzione svolta a nord-est, per poi descrivere una grande ansa, lungo la quale si trovano il Ponte degli Scalzi e la confluenza del Canale di Cannaregio, la quale termina al Ponte di Rialto, l’unico antico fra i 4 ponti pedonali sul canale e famoso quanto il canale stesso.
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