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Grand Canal
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canal and major water-traffic corridor in Venice, Italy
The Grand Canal is the largest and most important waterway in Venice, Italy, functioning as the city's main route for boats and water traffic. It winds through the heart of Venice and is lined with historic palaces and buildings that reflect the city's rich architectural heritage.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Grand Canal is referenced by 453 other articles, and connects out to Venice, Doge's Palace and Venezia Santa Lucia railway station.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under the topic Grand Canal (Venice).
Its subject is documented across 49 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- Venice , Italy
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- thoroughfare
- Part of
- Cannaregio
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Venice
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Panorama of Canal Grande and Ponte di Rialto, Venice - September 2017.jpg
- Length
- 3.8
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- vertical depth
- 5
- Commons category
- Canal Grande (Venice)
- Commons gallery
- Canal Grande
- mouth of the watercourse
- San Marco basin
- native label
- Canal Grande
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande [kaˌnal ˈɡrande], locally and informally Canalazzo; Venetian: Canal Grando, locally usually Canałaso [kanaˈɰaso]) is the largest channel in Venice, Italy, forming one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.
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