St Mark's Basin
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St Mark's Basin is the broad, central waterway in Venice where the Grand Canal and other major canals converge in front of St Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Mark's Basin | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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lagoon basin ⓘ water basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Canale della Giudecca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canale di San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ Giudecca Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Piazzetta San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ Riva degli Schiavoni NERFINISHED ⓘ San Giorgio Maggiore island NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marco sestiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Giudecca Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marco waterways ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
boat traffic
ⓘ
cruise ship passage (historically) ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | Bacino di San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Giudecca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Giorgio Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Basilica di San Marco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doge's Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ San Giorgio Maggiore Church NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mark's Campanile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan City of Venice
NERFINISHED
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Venetian Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Veneto ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFrontOf |
Doge's Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Mark's Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Adriatic Sea (via Venetian Lagoon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arsenale of Venice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bacino Orseolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
convergence of major canals
ⓘ
panoramic views of Venice monuments ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its Lagoon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic center of Venice ⓘ |
| role |
central waterway of Venice
ⓘ
main maritime entrance to Venice ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gondola traffic
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maritime access to Venice ⓘ tourist navigation ⓘ vaporetti routes ⓘ water transport ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Mark's Basin