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Venetian Arsenal

The Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian Republic's naval power from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: complex of former shipyards and armories in Venice, Italy
  • Also known as: “Arsenale”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Piazza San Marco.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. is situated 1 km west of Venetian Arsenal.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. is situated 1¼ km west of Venetian Arsenal.

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The is a bridge in , Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. is situated 1 km west of Venetian Arsenal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Venetian Arsenal

Latitude
45.43543° or 45° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
12.35334° or 12° 21′ 12″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC9P3+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2189685759
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­history
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
7910807
Wiki­data ID
Q1262248
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Venetian Arsenal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ترسانة البندقية”
  • Catalan: “Arsenal de Venècia”
  • Cebuano: “Arsenale”
  • Chinese: “威尼斯兵工厂”
  • Chinese: “威尼斯军械库”
  • Croatian: “Arsenal”
  • Czech: “Benátský arzenál”
  • Dutch: “Arsenaal van Venetie”
  • Dutch: “Arsenaal van Venetië”
  • Finnish: “Arsenale”
  • French: “Arsenal de la république sérénissime”
  • French: “arsenal de Venise”
  • French: “Arsenal de Venise”
  • Galician: “Arsenal de Venecia”
  • Georgian: “ვენეციური არსენალი”
  • German: “Arsenal”
  • Hebrew: “ארסנאלה”
  • Hungarian: “Arzenál”
  • Italian: “Arsenale di Venezia”
  • Japanese: “アルセナール”
  • Japanese: “アルセナーレ・ディ・ヴェネツィア”
  • Japanese: “アルセナーレ”
  • Japanese: “ヴェネツィア国立造船所”
  • Japanese: “ヴェネツィア海軍工廠”
  • Korean: “아르세날레 디 베네치아”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Arsenale di Venezia”
  • Norwegian: “Arsenale di Venezia”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arsenau de Venècia”
  • Polish: “Arsenał w Wenecji”
  • Portuguese: “Arsenal de Veneza”
  • Russian: “Арсенал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Arsenal”
  • Slovenian: “Arsenal, Benetke”
  • Slovenian: “Arsenal”
  • Spanish: “Arsenal de Venecia”
  • Swedish: “Arsenalen”
  • Turkish: “Venedik Tersanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Арсенал”
  • Venetian: “Arsenal de Venesia”
  • Venetian: “Arsenal”
  • Venetian: “Arsenałe de Venesia”

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