Esther's photos with the keyword: canal

Gondolas are not the only boats in Venice, Italy that are rowed standing up. AIMG_4827

Houses in Venice, Italy are noted for their elegant facades facing the water. In this city without roads, guests usually entered by boat. The Gothic style was popular in the 13th to mid 15th centuries. Houses of this period are noted for their pointed arches, carved window heads and ornate capitals. AIMG_4825

The buildings along the narrow canals of Venice, Italy can block the sunlight. AIMG_4831

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The entrance to a home along one of the canals in Venice Italy. IMG_4887

In a city with no roads, the sick and injured are transported by boat. IMG_4895

Not all that much has changed in Venice, Italy since Canaletto's time. AIMG_4849

A seagull swims in the canals in Venice, Italy. The colors of the surrounding buildings are reflected in the water. AIMG_4856

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The absence of roads in Venice, Italy means that goods are brought in by boat. Some of the canals are narrow and have low bridges so boat operators must duck as they pass under them. AIMG_4538

In a city with no roads, such as Venice, Italy, the police travel by boat. The Polizia Penitenziaria run the Italian prison system. The corrections officers are responsible for transporting prisoners. AIMG_4552

A small bridge across one of the canals in Venice, Italy AIMG_4521

The Star Princess cruise ship dwarfs the port of Venice, Italy. The Star Princess holds 2590 passengers and is only one of several cruise liners that can use the port at the same time. Day trippers from the cruise ships and visitors staying on the mainland and the surrounding islands fill San Marco Square during the day. AIMG_4598

A modern photograph of Venice, Italy looks like it could have been taken 50 years ago. AIMG_4561B

Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy, was built as offering for the city's deliverance from the 1630 plague which killed nearly a third of the inhabitants of Venice. The octogonal bascilica contains masterworks of Titian and Tintoretto as well as the works of other master painters and sculptors. AIMG_4608

"San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th century Benedictine church on the island of the same name in Venice, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610. The church is a basilica in the classical renaissance style and its brilliant white marble gleams above the blue water of the lagoon opposite the Piazzetta and forms the focal point of the view from every part of the Riva degli Schiavoni." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_San_Giorgio_Maggiore AIMG_4576

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