Venice - gondolas at anchor.../ Venezia - gondole in rada...

Italy, Venice - gondolas at anchor
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In the background, Sainkt Mark's Square with St. Mark's Campanile and other historic buildings
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- The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries gondolas were once the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti (ferries) over the Grand Canal. They are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. It is similar to punting, except it uses an oar to propel it instead of a pole.
Their primary role, however, is to carry tourists on rides at established prices.

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References in literature and history:

- Mark Twain visited Venice in the summer of 1867. He dedicated much of The Innocents Abroad, chapter 23 to describing the curiosity of urban life with gondolas and gondoliers.

Gilbert and Sullivan's two-act comic operetta The Gondoliers is set in Venice, and the show's two protagonists (as well as its men's chorus) are of the eponymous profession, even though the political irony that makes up the core of the show has much more to do with British society than Venice.

The Japanese manga Aria follows a young woman named Akari as she trains as an apprentice gondolier in Neo-Venezia, a city on a terraformed Mars based on Venice.

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History and usage:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice
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Taken in: Italia / Veneto / Venezia (show map)

Taken on: August 17, 2010

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