Venice Getaway
by Mariola Bitner
Title
Venice Getaway
Artist
Mariola Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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Venice, Italy.
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.
During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to subside. It was realised that extraction of water from the aquifer was the cause. The sinking has slowed markedly since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s. However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods (called Acqua alta, "high water") that creep to a height of several centimetres over its quays, regularly following certain tides. In many old houses, the former staircases used to unload goods are now flooded, rendering the former ground floor uninhabitable.
Venice is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world for its celebrated art and architecture. The city has an average of 50,000 tourists a day (2007 estimate). In 2006, it was the world's 28th most internationally visited city, with 2.927 million international arrivals that year. It is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful cities.
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June 26th, 2013
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Comments (67)
Sharon Nelson-Bianco
Dear Mariola, I love all your Italy images, each is a wonderful memory. You have captured Venice's uniqueness in this image. Best regards, Sharon
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Dan Marinescu for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group Premium FAA Artists!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Lisa Holland-Gillem for featuring my" Venice Getaway" in the group In the Mood!
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Jouko Lehto for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group Art from the Past!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Bob and Nadine Johnston for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group ALL Fine Art America Artwork!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Bob and Nadine Johnston for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group The Gallleria Of Interior Design - GIDA!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Bob and Nadine Johnston for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group ALL SEASONS Landscapes!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you John Bailey for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group Images That Excite You!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Svetlana Nilova for featuring my "Venice Getaway" in the group The World We See!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Ginny Barklow
This is a wonderful image with great colors and textures! It also presents an opportunity to daydream about spending time in a beautiful place like this! L F