Arsenale
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Aresenale (Michelin) |
Iin 1104,
the Arsenale was constructed in what is now the Castello district. Essentially a factory, the Arsenale mass
produced ships in an assembly line style at an incredibly fast rate.
The Arsenale porvided Venice with a powerful merchant/fighting fleet.
The front gate was redesigned and embellished with St.
Mark’s lion in 1460, becoming the first Renaissance structure
on the island. Today, there is no public access to the Arsenale,
except to the long, storage buildings which have been altered to
create exhibition space. Nearby stands the Museo Storico Navale,
a museum dedicated to the lore of Venice’s triumph on the seas.
Back to Castello |
Front Gate (Michelin) |
