Grand Canal is a historic waterway the serpentines through the center of Venice, Italy. - AsNotedIn
| Particulars for Grand Canal: | |
|---|---|
| Waterway | Canal |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Boat Type | Gondola |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Wicked Voice (short story) | Short Story |
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Vernon Lee | I was disturbed at my piano by the hoarse voices and the scraping of violins which rose from one of those music-boats that station at night under the hotels of the Grand Canal. |
| Don't Look Now | Film | Nicolas Roeg | "Don't Look Now" is set and was filmed on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. | |
| Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice | Painting | Bernardo Bellotto | "Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice" depicts the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy | |
| Italian Hours (book) | Travelogue | Henry James | ||
| La biondina in gondoletta (song) | Song |
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"The blonde in a gondola" is a Traditional Italian song just right for Venice. | |
| The Aspern Papers (book) | Mezzobula | Henry James | We swept in the course of five minutes into the Grand Canal, whereupon she uttered a murmur of ecstasy as fresh as if she had been a tourist just arrived. | |
| The Grand Canal | Painting |
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J M W Turner | "The Grand Canal" is a view of the Grand Canal looking east from Madonna della Salute |
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