Things to see in Venice, Italy - and Why They Are There

Venice should not exist. There is no river, no fresh water, no rock to build on - only mudflats in a lagoon, and a city that has been arguing with the sea for fifteen hundred years. This guide walks it in order, so the churches, bridges and islands make sense before you reach them. CHAPTERS 0:00 WHY IT IS THERE 1:12 THE BASILICA 2:24 THE HORSES 3:33 THE REPUBLIC 4:50 THE BRIDGE 5:57 THE MARKET AND THE BANK 7:05 THE ARSENAL 8:12 THE ISLANDS 9:37 THE GHETTO 10:39 THE PLAGUE 11:47 THE GONDOLA 12:53 THE CARNIVAL 13:59 THE WATER 15:26 HOW TO DO IT WELL WHAT YOU WILL SEE, WITH TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The lagoon 0:14 Venice from above 0:51 The lagoon islands 1:12 St Mark's Basilica 2:02 St Mark's Basilica 2:24 The horses of St Mark 2:53 Doge Enrico Dandolo 3:33 Doge's Palace 4:11 The Bridge of Sighs 4:50 Rialto Bridge 5:33 Rialto Bridge 5:57 Rialto market 6:10 Fondaco dei Tedeschi 6:36 The Zecca 7:05 The Arsenal 8:12 Murano 8:39 Murano glass 8:54 Burano 9:24 Torcello 9:37 Campo del Ghetto Nuovo 10:52 Il Redentore 11:19 Santa Maria della Salute 11:47 Gondola 12:53 Venice Carnival 13:21 Masked revellers 13:59 Grand Canal 14:28 The flood of nineteen sixty six 14:59 MOSE 15:26 Grand Canal 16:06 Venice SOURCES AND CREDITS Every figure in this film traces to a named source. Narration is a synthetic voice generated on my own machine. Footage is from Pexels. Archival photographs are public domain except where credited on screen under CC BY. Runtime: 16:47. Music: Music For Unknown Documentary Films by Ambient Samurai - Ichiro NAKAGAWA (by).