Squero di San Trovaso - Venice - Italy
by Paolo Signorini
Title
Squero di San Trovaso - Venice - Italy
Artist
Paolo Signorini
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List - Italy - Venice and its Lagoon 1987
The tiny boatyard known as the Squero di San Trovaso was
established in the 17th century.It sits beside the Church of San Trovaso and close to the Accademia Bridge. The small wooden structures visitors view at the yard are Tyrolean in style since workers came originally from an area around Cadore, in theDolomites, an Italian section of the Alps.The boatyard has been home to the workshops of many generations of gondola builders, skilled in the specifics of crafting Venice’s famed boats, which carry scores of visitors through the canals of this fine city.
Statistics show that there are about 350 gondolas on the canal each day (there were once 10,000!) and many of them are repaired at the Squero di San Trovaso, which has become more of a repair facility than a building yard. On occasion, however, a new gondola is built here, fashioned from seven different kinds of wood - mahogany, cherry, fir, walnut, oak, elm, and lime – as tradition dictates. The boatyard is not open to the public so you can only catch a glimpse of what's going on by watching from across the rio San Trovaso.
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January 22nd, 2022
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Nisah Cheatham
Congrats! This photo has been featured on the •UNESCO World Heritage Sites• group on FAA/Pixels. ||| Featured images are capped around 30, so you are invited to archive your photo to the "2022 Features!" discussion topic.
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 2/16/2022! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits! l/f
Petra Koehler Rose
Il motivo è scelto in modo eccellente. Può essere superato solo quando lo si vede dal vivo.
Harriet Feagin Photography
I remember this place. They have made the gondolas there for a very long time. Lovely work.