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Exploring World Cultural Heritage Sites Part 27_Venice, Italy, Vicenza - Venice, the capital and port city of the Veneto region of Italy - A wondrous floating city built on millions of piles on the tidal flats - St. Mark's Campanile, where Galileo is said to have observed celestial bodies - Palazzo Ducale, the Doge's residence showing off the glory of the old republic - 'Paradise', the world's largest oil painting with 700 characters, painted by Tintoretto - 'St. Mark's Basilica', which houses the remains of Saint Mark, the author of the Gospel, brought from Egypt around the 9th century - The winged lion statue symbolizes Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice - 'St. Mark's Square', which Emperor Napoleon praised as the most beautiful salon in Europe - 'San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica', famous for its two-story structure that resembles a Greek temple - The gondola, which means 'to swing', was a means for the aristocracy to show off their wealth - In the 14th century, the Mediterranean Sea Venice, which seized hegemony and accumulated enormous wealth through oriental trade - The Grand Canal running through the center, canals large and small connected by 400 bridges - The Rialto Bridge where markets and government offices were densely located - Vicenza, the city where the soul of Palladio, the master of Italian architecture, breathes - Buildings registered as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1994 - The Chiericati Palace, displaying Greek-style grandeur - The Pico Theater, the world's first indoor theater and Palladio's final work - The Villa Capra, an aristocratic mansion that Goethe praised as a "Greek dream built of stone" ■ KBS Walk Around the World PDs-created overseas travel YouTube channel 【Everywhere, K】 ■ The Travels of Nearly Everywhere! 10,000 of HD world travel video clips with English subtitle! (Click on 'subtitles/CC' button) ● Subscribe to YOUTUBE - http://goo.gl/thktbU ● Like us on FACEBOOK - http://goo.gl/UKHX33 ● KBS Walk Around the World homepage - http://travel.kbs.co.kr