The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

St Maria della Salute as seen from the Grand Canal.

The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande) is Venice's most important waterway. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Taken by User:Leland on April 7, 2004. ... Taken by User:Leland on April 7, 2004. ... Country Italy Region Veneto Province Venice (VE) Mayor Massimo Cacciari (since April 18, 2005) Elevation m Area 412 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 271,251  - Density 646/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Veneziani Dialing code 041 Postal code 30100 Frazioni Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre...

Running through most of the city, it "starts" from the lagoon at the train station, makes a large S-shape through the central parts of Venice, and ends by the Canal of San Marco at Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square)with an average depth of seventeen (17)feet or five (5) meters. The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute stands at the junction between the two canals. The Venetian Lagoon The Venetian Lagoon or the Venetian Riviera is a lagoon off the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. ... St Marks Square, often known in English by its Italian name Piazza San Marco, is the town square of Venice, Italy. ... The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of St Mary of Health/Salvation), commonly known simply as the Salute, is one of the largest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor basilica. ...

Its banks are lined with some of the most beautiful buildings of the city, amongst the many palazzos and churches are the Ca' Rezzonico, Ca d'Oro, Ca' Foscari, Palazzo Barbarigo and the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, housing the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Ca Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. ... Ca dOro façade overlooking the Grand Canal Ca dOro (correctly the Palazzo Santa Sofia) is one of the most beautiful palazzos on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy and surely the most famous. ... The Palazzo Foscari (known in Venice as Ca Foscari) was built on the waterfront of Venices Grand Canal circa 1437 by the Doge Francesco Foscari, who required its design to demonstrate his wealth and power. ... Palazzo Barbarigo is situated on the Grand Canal in Venice. ... The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a small museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. ...

Because most of the city's traffic goes along the Canal rather than across it, there are only three bridges: the Ponte dei Scalzi, the Ponte dell'Accademia and most famously the covered Rialto Bridge. A fourth bridge is being constructed across the Canal, the Piazzale Roma Footbridge. The Ponte dei Scalzi (bridge of the barefoot) is one of only three in Venice to span the Grand Canal. ... The Ponte dellAccademia is one of only three in Venice to span the Grand Canal. ... The Rialto Bridge Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto) The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto) spans the Grand Canal in Venice. ...