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<h2 style="margin:0; background:#ba0000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #cccccc; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is Venipedia?</h2> | <h2 style="margin:0; background:#ba0000; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #cccccc; text-align:left; color:#fff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">What is Venipedia?</h2> | ||
'''Venipedia''' is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you. | <p style="padding: 0px 5px;">'''Venipedia''' is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you.</p> | ||
To learn more about the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other online resources visit the [[Help:About|About Venipedia]] page. | <p style="padding: 0px 5px;">To learn more about the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other online resources visit the [[Help:About|About Venipedia]] page.</p> | ||
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*...that the [[Centro Maree]] is responsible for sending out the tide forecast and acqua alta warnings in Venice? | *...that the [[Centro Maree]] is responsible for sending out the tide forecast and acqua alta warnings in Venice? | ||
*...there are 1,098 [[coats of arms]] in Venice? | *...there are 1,098 [[coats of arms]] in Venice? | ||
*...that Venice is the [[cruise ship]] capital of the Mediterranean? | *...that Venice is the [[Cruise ships|cruise ship]] capital of the Mediterranean? | ||
*...there are 238 [[wellheads]] in Venice? | *...there are 238 [[wellheads]] in Venice? | ||
*...Venice is composed of 182 [[canals]] that are navigated by [[public transportation boats]] along with more traditional [[gondolas]]? | *...Venice is composed of 182 [[canals]] that are navigated by [[ACTV Boat Lines|public transportation boats]] along with more traditional [[gondolas]]? | ||
*...that the Venetian [[Sewage disposal|sewage]] system was once the most advanced in the world? | *...that the Venetian [[Sewage disposal|sewage]] system was once the most advanced in the world? | ||
*...the greatest flood in history was the [[flood of 1966]] which destroyed billions of dollars worth of art? | *...the greatest flood in history was the [[flood of 1966]] which destroyed billions of dollars worth of art? | ||
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What is Venipedia?Venipedia is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you. To learn more about the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other online resources visit the About Venipedia page. |
Featured Article: Patere
Products of Byzantine culture, patere are small, circular reliefs that dot the sides of buildings throughout Venice and are a sub-set of material culture. Their shape originates from the way they were made, often sculpted from slices of old marble columns that had been replaced in past renovations of a building. Patere constitute the oldest type of Venetian public art, with flat patere being the oldest of the category. ..→ | ||||||||
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