Venice City of Light, Canaletto and Vivaldi in Mono

Derived from the ancient seafaring Celtic Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century BC. The capital of the Republic of Venice for a millennium and more, from 697 to 1797. Venice a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto {when the Holy League a coalition under Pope Pius V defeated a fleet from the Ottoman Empire October 1571) as well as an important center of commerce—especially silk, grain, and spice and of art from the 13th century to the end of the 17th.  Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center, emerging in the 9th century and reaching its greatest prominence in the 14th century.  Venice was a wealthy city throughout most of its history.Following the Napoleonic wars and the Congress of Vienna Venice was annexed by the Austrian Empire until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866.  
Venice has been known as "La Dominante", "La Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals". The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice is the birthplace of the composer Antonio Vivaldi 

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