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Venetian Innovations
The city built on water was never afraid to attempt the impossible. When plague
struck, Venice set global quarantine standards. Under attack by Genoa, Venice's
Arsenale churned out a warship a day on the world's first assembly line. After los-
ing its shipping fortune, Venice sang for its supper, innovating modern opera.
Venetian Inventions
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute A tribute to plague survival, aided by a
Venetian innovation: quarantine. ( Click here )
Squero San Trovaso Watch Venice's signature ride - the gondola - being hand-
shaped at this shipyard. ( Click here )
Ottica Carraro Eyeglasses were invented in Venice, and you can still get your
own made-in-Venice pair here. ( Click here )
Museo Fortuny See how women cut loose from corseted convention c 1907.
( Click here )
Palazzo Mocenigo Venetian courtesans set the fashion for platform shoes; even
Lady Gaga would stumble in the 17th-century elephant shoes in this permanent
collection. ( Click here )
Historical Hot Spots
Arsenale Venice's legendary shipyards built a warship in a day on the world's first
assembly line. ( Click here )
Magazzini del Sale Venice's salt monopoly funded hospices, architectural won-
ders and Italy's age of exploration. ( Click here )
The Ghetto The Jewish island community defied Inquisition orders, and sparked a
Renaissance. ( Click here )
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