World Cultural Heritage List and Traditional Settlements

Venice is located on the Adriatic coast in northeast Italy, surrounded by the sea. Only the railways and highways in the northwest corner are connected to the land 4 kilometers away. The criss-crossing 177 waterway divides the city into 1 18 islands, which is known as the "Water Capital" and "City of Hundred Islands". There are more than 400 bridges of different shapes connecting these islands. Venice is an ancient city with a history of 1500 years, an important port on the Adriatic coast, with beautiful scenery and many historical sites. In particular, the unique scenery of Shuicheng is full of charming charm. Tourists flock all year round and receive millions of tourists from all over the world every year. It is a world-famous tourist attraction. Venice is also a unique water city in the world, with valuable historical and cultural value, and has been listed in the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection List by UNESCO.

Venice is located in the center of the crescent lagoon, with a length of about 565,438+0 km and a width of 8 to 65,438+04.5 km. In the 5th century, the Roman Empire went into decline, and Lombards invaded northern Italy. In order to escape foreign conquest, residents left the mainland and settled on islands in lagoons, forming the early embryonic form of Venice. In the10th century, the city * * * Republic was founded, and in the middle of the14th century, it entered its heyday, becoming the most powerful and richest maritime * * Republic in Italy, with warships and merchant ships all over the Mediterranean, and those wealthy businessmen dajia's footprints all over the world. After Columbus discovered America in16th century, European commerce turned to the American continent, and Venice's economic status began to decline. 1866 was merged into the Kingdom of Italy. Venice is the hometown of Kyle Poirot, a famous traveler in the Middle Ages and a friendly messenger between the Chinese and Italian peoples. It is said that its former residence is in a three-story building near Atto Bridge in the city center. 1980 Venice and Suzhou, a water town in China, became sister cities.

Venice is the only city in the world without cars. Although the population is dense, there are no chariots and horses. The main means of transportation is the boat, so you can go out by boat. There are more than 5,000 ships and motorboats in the city, as well as garbage ships, funeral ships, ocean-going ships, fishing boats, ferries, warships, tugboats, pilot ships, ambulance ships and customs ships. The traditional sailing boat on the waterway is called "gondola", which is a long and narrow wooden boat with a black flat bottom and a pointed fore and aft. At most, there are more than 10000 ships in history. At present, only a part of it is used by tourists to maintain the unique characteristics of the waters. Roaming the city by boat, sparkling, the building seems to float on the water. At night, the bright moon reflects the sea, and the lights are like blue waves, just like being in the Crystal Palace. It's really amazing.

The architecture of Venice has absorbed the architectural styles of Italy, Byzantium, Arabia, Baroque and Gothic, and formed its own distinctive features. According to statistics, there are more than 450 art and historical sites in this city, including 120 churches, 120 bell towers, 64 monasteries and numerous palaces, museums, art palaces and theaters. St. Kyle Square is located in the city center, with a length of175m and a width of 78m. It is one of the most famous squares in the world. This ancient square consists of churches, bell towers, palaces, shops, coffee shops and other buildings. There are tourists all year round, and flocks of pigeons rise and fall freely among the tourists for food. The bell tower in the square is 99 meters high and very beautiful. It was built in the 5th century A.D./KLOC-0. It is a scene in Venice. Two robots automatically ring the bell with hammers. Venice is also called "Bridge City" because of its numerous bridges. These bridges have different styles, some like Feihong, some like Youlong, and many of them have their own allusions. It is not too much to call Venice the bridge museum of the world.