Grand Canal
Venice's main thoroughfare
The Grand Canal names several famous waterways.
The most celebrated is Venice's main water thoroughfare, an S-shaped channel lined with palaces and crossed by the Rialto Bridge.
China's Grand Canal, connecting Beijing to Hangzhou, is the world's longest artificial waterway at over 1,100 miles.
Ireland's Grand Canal links Dublin to the River Shannon.
Suspended transport cabin
- RialtoVenetian commercial district
- Doge's PalaceVenetian ruler's official residence
- Bridge of SighsEnclosed Venetian canal crossing
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
China's seat of government
- HangzhouEastern Chinese coastal city
- SuzhouHistoric Chinese garden city
- Ming DynastyChinese imperial house, 1368-1644
- ShandongCoastal Chinese province
Flat freight vessel
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- navigationDetermining position and course
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
vessel · tugboat · merchant · logistics · shipment · transit · haulage · import
Italian grand residence
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
column · arcade · stucco · loggia · pediment · pilaster · portico · keystone
Mechanism requiring a key
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- embankmentRaised earth structure
levee · siltation · confluence · hydrology · channel · waterfront · quay · mooring
gondola
Suspended transport cabin
- RialtoVenetian commercial district
- Doge's PalaceVenetian ruler's official residence
- Bridge of SighsEnclosed Venetian canal crossing
Beijing
China's seat of government
- HangzhouEastern Chinese coastal city
- SuzhouHistoric Chinese garden city
- Ming DynastyChinese imperial house, 1368-1644
barge
Flat freight vessel
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- navigationDetermining position and course
shipping · vessel · tugboat · merchant · logistics · shipment · transit · haulage · import · export
palazzo
Italian grand residence
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
fresco · column · arcade · stucco · loggia · pediment · pilaster · portico · keystone · capital
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
- towpathCanal-side walking route
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
embankment · levee · siltation · confluence · hydrology · channel · waterfront · quay · mooring · riparian
- VeniceRialto Bridge, Doge's Palace, gondola, St. Mark's Basilica, Bridge of Sighs
- Venetian historyVenice, doges, Doge's Palace, Rialto, St. Mark's
- Venice mapsRialto Bridge, St. Mark's Square, waterways, island maps, tourist maps
- JiangnanSuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, silk weaving, waterways
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples
Grand Canalditch
Shallow excavated channel
drainage ditch · gutter · culvert · storm drain · backwater
Grand Canalhighway
Major road for travel
street · road · thoroughfare · motorway · railroad
Grand Canalriver
Large flowing watercourse
stream · creek · Amazon River · Nile River · Mississippi River
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