Join the Circus Secrets of Venice tour with Bob Collins, exploring Ringling Bros. history and the Historic Train Depot. Proceeds support the Venice Area Historical Society. Book Now Learn More Visit Pinecraft Amish Community $49.99 90 minutes ...
and fish specialties. Wagner Restaurant, with 150 seats, delivers the exceptional experience of elegant dining in chambers. Admire the interior magnificently adorned by Palma il Giovane and Gian Battista Crosato paintings. On the second level, a new Grill Bar has opened in the Lounge Bar area ...
Perhaps the most clearly recognizable such area today is the Ghetto, the islet on which from 1516 to 1797 Venice’s Jews were confined. (Indeed, the very word ghetto was first used with reference to Venice.) The Ghetto is located in the northwestern part of the city and is surrounded by...
When it comes to contemporary Portuguese architecture, the initial association often leans towards tradition. The historical significance of the program, the importance of typologies for the locals, and the construction methods all play a role. These associations are not unfounded, but they are not ...
pp. 502 (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, vol. 192) Christian states in our period and area never lacked historical and current motives for carrying on war against each other: Hungary and the Habsburgs in the second half of the...
As it is possible to analyse from the data shown above and considering then the last 5 years, the volume of passengers in the whole Mediterranean area has increased to the 2.4%, while the total number of calls has considerably decreased to more than the 8%. This data is easily explainable...
This exhibition model has led to a pluralism of expressions: in order to accommodate them the exhibition spaces have grown for strategic needs, including an ambitious restoration of the Arsenale area which is still going on. The Art Biennale has been recognized as the world leader in contemporary...
In the present study the possible chemical interactions among the constituents of historical walls have been investigated. In Venice but also in the whole mediterranean area the "cocciopesto" (constituted of powder and brick fragments which traditionally confer hydraulic properties to the mortar) has ...
10Description:ThedatashowhowVenicehasprogressivelylostitsinhabitantslivinginthehistoricalcenter.For15centuries,thisareahasbeenthecornerstoneofthecityspolitical,economic,andsociallife,withapeakof174,800residentsreachedin1951.Sincethen, asubstantialdeclinestartedinfavorofthemainland,whichin1960becamemorepopulousthantheanc...
He is Sansei Japanese American (3rd generation) and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has received a Peabody Award and been nominated for four Academy Awards, winning an Oscar for the documentary short subject, Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo (1990). Birthplace...