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Grand Canal Collection (#3)

The Grand Canal, Venice, is a mesmerizing waterway that weaves its way through the heart of this enchanting city

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The women's regatta on the Grand Canal, 1779-1792. Creator: Bella, Gabriele (1730-1799)

The women's regatta on the Grand Canal, 1779-1792. Creator: Bella, Gabriele (1730-1799)
The women's regatta on the Grand Canal, 1779-1792. Found in the Collection of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame
Thomas de Franzoni

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venecian boats

Venecian boats
Juan Romero Salamanca

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: VENEZIA

VENEZIA
Silvana Pitussi

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Gran Canal -Venice

Gran Canal -Venice
Carmine Chiriacò

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Gondolier 2

The Gondolier 2
Carmine Chiriacò

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: On the Grand Canal in Venice, 1909. Creator: Karl Schou

On the Grand Canal in Venice, 1909. Creator: Karl Schou
On the Grand Canal in Venice, 1909

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venice, Morning, c1864. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venice, Morning, c1864. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venice, Morning, c1864. Dominating the right foreground are a gondola and a moored sailing vessel. Left, in the middle ground, are other craft

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: 'Over a Balcony, ' View of the Grand Canal, Venice, c1897. Creator: Francis Hopkinson Smith

"Over a Balcony, " View of the Grand Canal, Venice, c1897. Creator: Francis Hopkinson Smith
"Over a Balcony, " View of the Grand Canal, Venice, c1897

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venice, Evening, 1863. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venice, Evening, 1863. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venice, Evening, 1863. A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, Orientalist views, and still lifes in both oil and watercolour

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of Venice with San Giorgio Maggiore, 1715. Creator: Johan Richter

View of Venice with San Giorgio Maggiore, 1715. Creator: Johan Richter
View of Venice with San Giorgio Maggiore, 1715

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal, Venice, 1882. Creator: Carl Skanberg

The Grand Canal, Venice, 1882. Creator: Carl Skanberg
The Grand Canal, Venice, 1882

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened... 1917. Creator: Unknown

The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Dark Hours of Italy; The 'Piazzetta', in front of the Doge's Palace.... 1917. Creator: Unknown

The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace.... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; The "Piazzetta", in front of the Doge's Palace. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of Grand Canal with the Palazzi Foscari and Moro Lin, mid-late 18th century

View of Grand Canal with the Palazzi Foscari and Moro Lin, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Bernardo Bellotto
View of Grand Canal with the Palazzi Foscari and Moro Lin, mid-late 18th century

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venice, Midday, 1868. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venice, Midday, 1868. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venice, Midday, 1868. From a vantage point to the east, one looks across the Bacino di San Marco toward Santa Maria della Salute on the left and to the Ducal Palace and Campanile on the right

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of Canal Grande in Venice, 1860. Creator: Gustav Wilhelm Palm

View of Canal Grande in Venice, 1860. Creator: Gustav Wilhelm Palm
View of Canal Grande in Venice, 1860

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal Between San Simone Piccolo and Santa Chiara, between circa 1740 and circa 1741

The Grand Canal Between San Simone Piccolo and Santa Chiara, between circa 1740 and circa 1741. From Magnificentiores Selectioresque Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus (Venice, 1741), plate 6

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venice, 1912. Creator: Lévy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953)

Venice, 1912. Creator: Lévy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953)
Venice, 1912. Private Collection

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venice, Evening, c1865. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venice, Evening, c1865. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venice, Evening, c1865. The sun is setting in the west, illuminating the entrance to the Grand Canal. At the left, silhouetted against the sky, is the dome of Santa Maria della Salute

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1780-1793. Creator: Francesco Guardi

Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1780-1793. Creator: Francesco Guardi
Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1780-1793

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the Grand Canal with gondolas, the Palazzo Balbi and the Ponte Rialto in... 1700-1799

View of the Grand Canal with gondolas, the Palazzo Balbi and the Ponte Rialto in... 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Grand Canal with gondolas, the Palazzo Balbi and the Ponte Rialto in Venice, 1700-1799

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the waterside parterre and Grand Canal in the garden of the Chateau...1700-1799

View of the waterside parterre and Grand Canal in the garden of the Chateau...1700-1799. Creator: Basset
View of the waterside parterre and Grand Canal in the garden of the Chateau de Chantilly, 1700-1799

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Bend in the Canal Grande in Venice, 1850-1876. Creator: Anon

Bend in the Canal Grande in Venice, 1850-1876. Creator: Anon
Bend in the Canal Grande in Venice, 1850-1876. Part of an album with photos and drawings by Manuel Mayo, 1876

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the Grand Canal in the garden of the Palais de Fontainebleau, 1700-1799

View of the Grand Canal in the garden of the Palais de Fontainebleau, 1700-1799. Creators: Anon, Jacques Rigaud
View of the Grand Canal in the garden of the Palais de Fontainebleau, 1700-1799

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of San Giorgio Maggiore from St. Mark's Square in Venice, 1850-1876. Creator: Anon

View of San Giorgio Maggiore from St. Mark's Square in Venice, 1850-1876. Creator: Anon
View of San Giorgio Maggiore from St. Mark's Square in Venice, 1850-1876

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, 1707-1750. Creator: Unknown

The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, 1707-1750. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, 1707-1750

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the Ponte delle Guglie over the Canal di Cannaregio in Venice, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of the Ponte delle Guglie over the Canal di Cannaregio in Venice, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Ponte delle Guglie over the Canal di Cannaregio in Venice, 1700-1799. In the background the Canal Grande and the San Geremia church

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1730-1745

Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1730-1745. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1730-1745

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of San Marco Square in Venice, 1745. Creator: Thomas Bowles

View of San Marco Square in Venice, 1745. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of Piazza San Marco in Venice, 1745

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, ca 1900

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal Looking Toward the Salute and the Dogana, 1770s. Creator: Francesco Tironi

The Grand Canal Looking Toward the Salute and the Dogana, 1770s. Creator: Francesco Tironi
The Grand Canal Looking Toward the Salute and the Dogana, 1770s

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the Grand Canal, Venice. In the Background S. Maria della Salute, 1854

View of the Grand Canal, Venice. In the Background S. Maria della Salute, 1854

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: General view of the City of Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown

General view of the City of Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown
General view of the City of Venice, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Grand Regatta at Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Grand Regatta at Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand Regatta at Venice, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Palace Pissani, on The Grand Canal, Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Palace Pissani, on The Grand Canal, Venice, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Palace Pissani, on The Grand Canal, Venice, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, 1905

The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, 1905. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy, 1905

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: The Grand Canal, seen from the Rialto Bridge, c1725. Creator: Canaletto

The Grand Canal, seen from the Rialto Bridge, c1725. Creator: Canaletto
The Grand Canal, seen from the Rialto Bridge, c1725

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venise, le Palais des Doges, between 1865 and 1870. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venise, le Palais des Doges, between 1865 and 1870. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise, le Palais des Doges, between 1865 and 1870

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venise au coucher du soleil, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Venise au coucher du soleil, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise au coucher du soleil, between 1870 and 1880

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venise, le Grand Canal au soleil levant, between 1880 and 1890

Venise, le Grand Canal au soleil levant, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise, le Grand Canal au soleil levant, between 1880 and 1890

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Inondation à Venise, between 1880 and 1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Inondation à Venise, between 1880 and 1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Inondation a Venise, between 1880 and 1900

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venise, la Salute. Effet de matin, between 1860 and 1890. Creator

Venise, la Salute. Effet de matin, between 1860 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise, la Salute. Effet de matin, between 1860 and 1890

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: La Salute, effet de matin, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

La Salute, effet de matin, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
La Salute, effet de matin, between 1880 and 1890

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Venise, Trabaccolo à la voile jaune, between 1870 and 1890. Creator

Venise, Trabaccolo à la voile jaune, between 1870 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Venise, Trabaccolo a la voile jaune, between 1870 and 1890

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: Le coup de canon, between 1880 and 1885. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

Le coup de canon, between 1880 and 1885. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Le coup de canon, between 1880 and 1885

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1866. Creator: William Callow

A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1866. Creator: William Callow
A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1866

Background imageGrand Canal Collection: View of the Grand Canal, 1883. Creator: Frank Duveneck

View of the Grand Canal, 1883. Creator: Frank Duveneck
View of the Grand Canal, 1883




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The Grand Canal, Venice, is a mesmerizing waterway that weaves its way through the heart of this enchanting city. Dating back to the 16th century and depicted in various maps throughout history, it has become an iconic symbol of Venice's rich heritage. As you stroll along the canal's banks, you'll be captivated by the picturesque scenery that surrounds you. From the Campo della Carita to the Danieli Hotel, every corner offers a glimpse into Venetian life. Gondolas gracefully glide through its waters, their gondoliers expertly maneuvering them past charming houses that line the canal. One cannot miss the magnificent Rialto Bridge standing proudly over this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Whether during daylight or evening hours, it serves as a breathtaking backdrop for any photograph. Imagine witnessing a gondolier crossing under its arches or capturing their silhouette against an orange-hued sunset sky. While Venice may be synonymous with its Grand Canal, even Las Vegas pays homage to this architectural marvel at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. A replica of sorts allows visitors to experience a taste of Italy in America's own version of grandeur. No matter where you are on this planet, nothing compares to experiencing firsthand the magic that unfolds along Venice's Grand Canal, and is here where history meets romance and beauty knows no bounds. So take your time exploring every inch and let yourself get lost in its timeless allure - for there truly is nothing quite like it anywhere else in the world.