Curiosities of Venice

Curiosities of Venice

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Curiosity 1: In Venice there are 417 bridges, of which 72 are private. There are 300 bridges built in stone, iron 60, the remaining 57 in wood. The last bridge built in Venice was one carried out on Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (Constitution Bridge, installed in August 2007 and opened without opening the night of September 11, 2008) is the fourth bridge across the Grand Canal and from Piazzale Roma to the station. In ancient times the bridges in Venice were no steps in how to '500 was allowed to go on horses. There are only two bridges in Venice that do not have shoulders, one is located in Torcello and is called the Devil's Bridge, another (private) is visible in Rio di San Felice (close to the Scuola Grande della Misericordia).



Curiosity 2: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was the first woman in the world to be a graduate (25 June 1678). Elena was born in Venice in 1646 a memorial stone lies on her side of the Palazzo Loredan (now the seat of the municipality of Venice, along with Ca 'Farsetti).

Curiosity 3: A tornado in Venice? Unfortunately there was a terrible tornado that starting from the hinterland Veneto fell on Venice, St. Helena, (September 11, 1970), causing massive damage and the overturning of a boat that took the lives of 21 people.


Curiosity 4: The squares in Venice are called Campi, in fact were originally used as allotments. The fields in front of the churches were often used as cemeteries. Later in each field were built of wellheads, from which you could draw rainwater, duly filtered by layers of clay.