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Venice ( Italian: Venezia [veˈnɛttsja], Venetian: Venexia [veˈnɛsja] ) is a city in northeast Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region. In 2009, there were 270,098 people residing in Venice's comune (the population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole Comune of Venezia; around 60,000 in the historic city of Venice ( Centro storico ); 176,000 in Terraferma (the Mainland ), mostly in the large frazioni of Mestre and Marghera; 31,000 live on other islands in the lagoon). Together with Padua and Treviso, the city is included in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area (PATREVE) (population 1,600,000).

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	Ca' d'Oro	Ca' d'Oro (correctly Palazzo Santa Sofia) is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palazzi, it has always been known as Ca' d'Oro (golden house) due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. The Palazzo was built between 1421 and...
	Lido di Venezia	The Lido — or Venice Lido (Lido di Venezia) — is an 12 km long sandbar located in Venice, northern Italy, home to about 20,000 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido every September. The island is home to three C. The Lido itself, in the north, is home to the Film Festival, the...
	Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti	Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti is a palace in Venice, Italy, not far from the Ponte dell'Accademia and next to the Palazzo Barbaro on the Grand Canal of Venice. Since 1999 it has been the seat of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti and frequently houses cultural events. The palace was erecte...
	Ca' Rezzonico	Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Today it is a public museum dedicated to 18th century Venice and one of the 11 venues managed by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. Ca' Rezzonico stands on the right bank of the canal, at the point where it is joined by the Rio di...
	Loggetta	Loggetta is a small building adjacent to St Mark's Campanile in Venice, Italy. It was built by Jacopo Sansovino and completed in 1549. It was rebuilt in 1912 after it had been destroyed by the fall of the campanile. Originally, it was a shelter to the guardians of the Doge's Palace. There are 3 ar...
	Punta della Dogana	The Punta della Dogana (roughly meaning: customs point; also Punta della Salute or Punta da Màr) is a thin triangular area in Venice dividing the Grand Canal from the Giudecca Canal and overlooking the San Marco Basin. The area is home to three important architectural complexes: the Basilica of Sant...
	Palazzo Querini Stampalia	Palazzo Querini Stampalia is a palace in Venice, Italy. It is located in Castello district, on the left bank of the Grand Canal. The palace overlooks the river of Santa Maria Formosa. Built in the 16th century, it is a typical example of the Italian Cinquecento architecture. From the very beginning...
	Palazzo Venier dei Leoni	Palazzo Venier dei Leoni - a palace in Venice, Italy, designed by Lorenzo Boschetti. Its construction was started by the Venier family in 1794, but because of their financial problems it has never been finished. The name of the building derives not only from the family name but also from lion stone...
	Ca' Pesaro	The Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. Originally designed by Baldassarre Longhena in mid-17th century, the construction was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710. As at his Ca' Rezzonico, a double order of colossal columns and colonnettes flanking arc...
	Frari	The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, usually just called the Frari, is a church in Venice, northern Italy. One of the greatest churches in the city, it has the status of a minor basilica. It stands on the Campo dei Frari at the heart of the San Polo district. The church is dedicated to th...