Venice, Italy

45.4408° N, 12.3155° E

LOCATION
ABSOLUTE:
45.4408° N, 12.3155° E
RELATIVE:
SOUTHERN EUROPE
NORTHERN ITALY
ON THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF
THE ADRIATIC SEA

PLACE
MADE UP OF 118 ISLANDS
HAS ONE OF THE NARROWEST STREETS IN
THE WORLD
KNOWN AS THE QUEEN OF THE ADRIATIC
OR THE CITY OF WATER
THERE ARE NO CARS ALLOWED IN THE CITY
HOUSES ARE NUMBERED ACCORDING TO
DISTRICTS
KNOWN FOR ITS BRIDGES
THE MOST COMMON RELIGION IS ROMAN
CATHOLICISM
SOME COMMON FOODS ARE SARDE IN SAOR
AND BACCALA MANTECATO

INTERFACE
IN VENICE, THE WATER LOOKS A LOT
LESS CLEAR DUE TO STIRRED UP
SEDIMENT CAUSED BY THE CONSTANT
TRAFFIC OF BOATS
LOTS OF MARINE LIFE IS NO LONGER
PRESENT DUE TO WATER POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY HAS ALSO DECREASED
OVER TIME
DUE TO THE TURBIDITY AND TRAFFIC,
LIGHT DOESN’T REACH THE BOTTOM OF
THE CANAL RESULTING IN VERY LITTLE
TO NO VEGETATION.

MOVEMENT
IN VENICE, THE NUMBER ONE
TRANSPORTATION METHOD IS BY THE
VAPORETTO BOAT
THE BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, CANALS,
AND SEWERS BUILT IN VENICE ARE
ENGINEERED IN A WAY TO DEAL WITH
A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
PEOPLE AND GOODS ARE MOVED
THROUGH VENICE BY WATER BUSES,
MOTORBOAT TAXIS, SMALL
RIVERBOATS, AND GONDOLAS MOVE

REGION
VENICE CAME TO BE AFTER THE FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE

FORMAL REGIONS:
VENICE IS MADE UP OF 6 DISTRICTS CALLED
SESTIERE'S

FUNCTIONAL REGIONS:
SAN MARCO- HEART OF VENICE (MOST
IMPORTANT PART OR VITAL AREA)
DORSDURO- THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
SANTA CROCE- LOCATION OF A BUSY BUS
TERMINUS

PERCEPTUAL REGIONS:
VENICE IS KNOWN AS "LA DOMINANTE" OR "LA
SERENISSIMA" OR "QUEEN OF THE ADRIATIC",
"CITY OF WATER"
KNOWN FOR THE VARIOUS CANALS AND
"LAGOON AQUACULTURE"

MUSIC PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE

VENICE CULTURE. YOU WILL NOTICE MUSIC
BEING PLAYED AROUND CHURCHES AND
VAGABONDS ENTERTAINING THE PUBLIC!
By: Sukhmani Bhinder