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A ''campo'', although not a [[Street|street]] by common understanding, is a large paved walkway which typically contains a church and [[wellhead]]. ''Campo'' in English means "a grassy field".<ref>Giulio Lorenzetti, ''Venice and its Lagoon'', (1994)</ref> Originally, all ''campi'' in Venice were grassy fields, over time all of these fields were [[Stone Pavement|paved]] over. There are 168 ''campi'' in Venice. | A ''campo'', although not a [[Street|street]] by common understanding, is a large paved walkway which typically contains a church and [[wellhead]]. ''Campo'' in English means "a grassy field".<ref>Giulio Lorenzetti, ''Venice and its Lagoon'', (1994)</ref> Originally, all ''campi'' in Venice were grassy fields, but over time all of these fields were [[Stone Pavement|paved]] over. There are 168 ''campi'' in Venice. | ||
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A campo, although not a street by common understanding, is a large paved walkway which typically contains a church and wellhead. Campo in English means "a grassy field".[2] Originally, all campi in Venice were grassy fields, but over time all of these fields were paved over. There are 168 campi in Venice.
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- ↑ http://www.gonback.com/venecia/e_venecia02.html
- ↑ Giulio Lorenzetti, Venice and its Lagoon, (1994)