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Welcome to Venipedia

A free, data-driven resource all about Venice, Italy.

19,312 articles about Venice...and growing!

What is Venipedia?

Venipedia is a wiki-based website dedicated to the study of the city of Venice, Italy. It is intended as a repository for unique information and data primarily collected by the Venice Project Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. With decades of projects dedicated to the study of Venetian architecture, art, bridges, canals, churches, ecosystems, infrastructure, tourism, transportation, and more, we are now releasing our data to the world through this site.

There are already many Venetian resources on the internet, including both the English and Italian Wikipedias and various Italian-language sites. While these resources are adequate for some purposes, there are also some problems associated with these sources. For example, Wikipedia is a general-knowledge encyclopedia that provides neither detailed information nor concrete data.

This website aims to fill the gap of of an English-language, data-driven website about Venice. Please check back regularly for updates.

Featured Article: Lunette

Lunette are decorative arches that span the tops of doorways and are a sub-set of material culture. Often accompanied by a matching portal, lunette have a distinct semi-circular shape. Reliefs, sculptures, paintings, or mosaics are often contained within an individual lunetta. Serving both functional and decorative purposes, lunette often bear part of the load of the wall in which they exist. Most lunette are found on palaces and churches because, in general, only wealthy families and institutions could afford them.

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