I’m weaning myself off my recent obsession with collective nouns, but gently, as you see. Why this tower was disguised as a giraffe, I do not know, but it caught […]
The Arsenale was the largest naval production center in the pre-industrial era, producing the extensive fleets of Venice. The site spread across 110 acres, around 15% of Venice, housed […]
Construction of the Arsenal began in around 1004, with a major expansion in 1320, and addition of the main gate (seen above) in 1460. Encircled by 4 km of 8 […]