Page 51 - A History of the World in 25 Cities

At any one time, there would have been dozens of ships loading and unloading goods from all around the world. These ranged from lace
and glass made in Venice, to enslaved men, women and children from Europe to be sold in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
These seven small linked islands were famous for their glassmaking and made much of the glass for the whole of Europe.
The only bridge across the Grand Canal and the centre of the city.
as the ‘House of Gold’.
Many Germans settled in Venice, and this is where they lived, worked and traded.
Known as the ‘Pantheon of Venice’, many of the city’s doges, or rulers, are buried in this gothic church.
The name of this great palace translates
The most famous church in the city.
The first tower here was a lighthouse to help sailors navigate. A later version was used to imprison criminals before their execution.
The largest and most important public space in Venice. During Carnival, a six-week-long festival held at the end of December, Venetians would disguise themselves in masks and take to the squares to watch spectacles.
The secret of the city’s military success was the Arsenal, the largest shipbuilding facility in the world. It had a workforce of 16,000 people and, at full speed, it could build ten fully-armed ships in just six hours!
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