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  CONK! Encyclopedia: Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian: Venezia), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01).
In the 12th century the essentials for the power of Venice were laid: the Venetian Arsenal was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the Brenner pass from Verona in 1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 1172.
Venice was the early center of music printing; Ottaviano Petrucci began publishing music almost as soon as this technology was available, and his publishing enterprise helped to attract composers from all over Europe, especially from France and Flanders.
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 venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto.
Venice was a major sea power, a very important center of commerce (especially the spice trade) and art in the Renaissance and was a staging area for the Crusades.
The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced poles (made of a wood specially chosen because it strengthens with age), or pilings, which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand.
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Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, stretches across numerous small islands in a marshy lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in the northeast of Italy.
Venice is the capital of the region of Veneto.
Venice is unique in remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks.
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 Venice: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Venice
Venice (Venezia) is a city in the northeast of Italy at the head of the Adriatic Sea and is the capital of the region of Veneto.
The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced poles, or pilings, which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand.
Venice is served by the newly rebuilt Marco Polo Airport, Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo, named in honor of its famous citizen.
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 Venice Online Research :: Information about Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian language : Venezia), the "city of Canal ", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the Province of Venice, 45°26 N 12°19 E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01).
Though the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholicism, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the Counter-Reformation.
Venice is Europe's largest Auto-free zones, unique in Europe in remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks.
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 Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canal s, is the capital of the region of Veneto.
Venice was a major sea power, a very important center of commerce (especially the spice trade) and art in the Renaissance and was a staging area for the Crusade s.
At the height of its power, Venice controlled much of the coastal territory along the Adriatic (notably most of the Dalmatia n city-states), most of the islands in the Aegean, including Crete, and was a major power-broker in the Near East.
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The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced poles (made of a wood specially chosen because it strengthens with age), or pilings, which penetrate alternating layers of clay and
Venice was the early center of music printing; Ottaviano Petrucci began publishing music almost as soon as this technology was available, and his publishing enterprise helped to attract composers from all over Europe, especially from France and
By the end of the century, Venice was famous for the splendor of its music, as exemplified in the "colossal style" of Andrea and
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However Napoleon was seen as something of a liberator by the city's Jewish population, as he removed the gates of the Ghetto and ended the restrictions on when and where Jews could live and travel in the city.
Beyond the historic archetecture and tourism, Venice is unique in remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks.
The classical Venetian boat is the gondola[?], although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies, due to its cost; most Venetians now travel by motorised waterbuses ("vaporetti") which ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city's islands.
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 Venice - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01).
The Venetian Republic was a major sea power and a staging area for the Crusades, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially the spice trade) and art in the Renaissance.
Venice became part of the Austrian-held Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia when Napoleon signed the Treaty of Campo Formio on October 12 1797 [No. The Kingdom of Lombardy Venetia did not come into being until after the Napoleonic Wars.
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 venice information site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto, population 271,073 (2001).
Venice became an imperial power following the Fourth Crusade, which (with Venetian aid) seized Constantinople in 1204 and established the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
This venice variant index site has been developed to help wayward users find the information they are looking for, no matter how they are mistakenly spelled or mistyped.
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Venice was a city state\n(an Italian thalassocracy or Repubblica Marinara - the other three were Genoa, Pisa, and Amalfi).
\nThough the people of Venice generally remained orthodox Roman Catholics, the state of Venice was notable for its freedom from religious fanaticism and it enacted not a single execution for religious heresy during the counter-reformation.
William Shakespeare's Othello and The Merchant of Venice\n* Death in Venice, a 1912 novel by Thomas Mann
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 Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (Italian: Venezia), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45° 26′ N, 12° 19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01).
Venice, Italy in Virtual Reality Virtual travel in the city of Renaissance.
Venice Italy a virtual travel in the city of Renaissance.
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 Venice bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
thumb250pxVenice is known for its waterways and gondolas Venice (Italian Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto.
\nthumb250px"The Grand Canal, Venice", painted 1835 by J.M.W. Turner The city was founded as a result of the influx of refugees into the marshes of\nthe Po estuary following the invasion of Northern Italy by the\nLombards in 568.
> The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced poles (made of a wood specially chosen because it strengthens with age), or pilings, which penetrate alternating layers of clay and sand.
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 Venice (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venice, Italy and the historic republic of Venice or Venetia
Venice, a band from Venice, CA This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
If an article link referred you to this title, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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 Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the 12th century the essentials for the power of Venice were laid: the Arsenal was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the Brenner pass from Veronia in 1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 1172.
Considerable plunder was brought back to Venice, including the Winged Lion of St.
By ancient law, no nobleman could command more than twenty-five men (to prevent against sion by private armies), and while the position of Captain General was introduced in the mid-14th century, he still had to answer to a civilian panel of twenty "wise men".
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 Venice - Gurupedia
Venice was a major sea power, a very important center of commerce (especially the
This apparent lack of zeal contributed to its frequently coming into conflict with the Papacy, and Venice was threatened with the
In the 19th century a causeway to the mainland brought a
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 Venice - guideofcasinos.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicolored hose, the designs on which indicated the Compagnie della Calza ("Trouser Club") to which they belonged.
Doge of Venice: tourism, hotels, culture, events and a map of...
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 Venice (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Venice (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Venice (disambiguation).
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 Venice - www.catalogofcasinos.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Encyclopedia : V : VE : VEN : Venice (disambiguation)
Venice, Italy and the historic republic of Venice
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Information on Venice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Venice information can be found by searching the web.
You can do a search on Venice using www.google.com and search websites that give resources and links to Venice research information.
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