Venice

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Venice is a historic Italian city built on a network of canals in a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea, renowned for its unique architecture, art, and maritime heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of Italy
port city
tourist destination
capitalOf Veneto
climate humid subtropical climate
coordinateLatitude 45.4375
coordinateLongitude 12.3358
country Italy
demonym Venetian
elevationAboveSeaLevel 1 meter
foundedIn 5th century
governedBy Comune di Venezia
linked to: Venice
hasAirport Venice Marco Polo Airport
hasIsland Burano
Lido di Venezia
Murano
Torcello
hasLandmark Bridge of Sighs
Doge's Palace
La Fenice Theatre
Rialto Bridge
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Square
hasMayor Luigi Brugnaro
hasPopulation approximately 250000
hasProject MOSE flood barrier system
hasRailwayStation Venezia Santa Lucia railway station
hasUniversity Ca' Foscari University of Venice
IUAV University of Venice
hasWaterway Giudecca Canal
Grand Canal
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1987
historicalRole capital of the Republic of Venice
major maritime power
hostsEvent Venice Biennale
Venice Film Festival
knownFor Carnival of Venice
linked to: Carnival

Renaissance art
Venetian glass
Venetian masks
canals
historic architecture
maritime heritage
locatedIn Venetian Lagoon
Veneto
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
locatedOn Adriatic Sea
officialLanguage Italian
patronSaint Saint Mark the Evangelist
linked to: Mark the Evangelist
religion Roman Catholicism
risk flooding
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportMode gondola
vaporetto

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Lord Byron residence Venice
I Am Greta worldPremiereLocation Venice, Italy
subject linked to: documentary film "I Am Greta"
linked to: Venice
Judeo-Italian region Venice
Iago (Shakespeare character) settingOfActions Venice
subject linked to: Iago
Venice, Los Angeles originallyModeledAfter Venice, Italy
subject linked to: Venice
linked to: Venice
Campiello Prize location Venice
Venice Film Festival venue Lido di Venezia
linked to: Venice
Treaty of Campo Formio assignedTerritoryToAustria City of Venice
linked to: Venice
Northern Italy contains Venice
Po River emptiesNear Venice
Venice Days location Venice
Venice governedBy Comune di Venezia
linked to: Venice
Ezra Pound placeOfDeath Venice, Italy
linked to: Venice
Antonio Vivaldi birthPlace Venice
Adriatic Sea hasMajorPort Venice
Nicosia historicFortificationsBy Venetians
linked to: Venice
Bruno Rossi placeOfBirth Venice
Padua nearbyCity Venice
El Greco activeIn Venice
Effie Gray hasSetting Venice
Veneto capital Venice
Veneto largestCity Venice
Veneto containsCity Venice
Veneto hasProvince Metropolitan City of Venice
linked to: Venice
Italian Journeys setting Venice
Othello settingOfMainActions Venice
subject linked to: Othello (character)
Cassio settingOfActivity Venice
subject linked to: Cassio (character)