The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft
The gondola — the flat-bottomed asymmetric rowing boat that has been the primary private transport vessel of Venice since at least the 11th century — is the most recognizable symbol of the city and, in its current form, the product of a design process refined over several centuries into one of the most sophisticated purpose-built small watercraft ever created: the contemporary gondola is approximately 11 metres long and 1.42 metres wide, weighs approximately 350 kilograms, and is constructed from eight different types of wood.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 1 covering key sites along this route through Venice.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 2 covering key sites along this route through Venice.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 3 covering key sites along this route through Venice.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 4 covering key sites along this route through Venice.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 5 covering key sites along this route through Venice.
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The Gondola: Squero di San Trovaso, the Traghetti & Venice's Working Watercraft — waypoint 6 covering key sites along this route through Venice.