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The Giudecca Canal ( vec, Canal de ła Zueca) is a
The Giudecca Canal ( vec, Canal de ła Zueca) is a body of water
A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such as ...
that flows into the San Marco basin in Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
, Italy.
It is one of the major canals in the city, it bisects the ''sestieri'' of Dorsoduro
Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice, in northern Italy.
Dorsoduro includes the highest land areas of the city and also Giudecca island and Isola Sacca Fisola. Its name derives from the Italian for "hard ridge", due to its comparati ...
, separating Giudecca
Giudecca (; vec, Zueca) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the '' sestiere'' of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the ''comune'' of Venice.
Geography
Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of V ...
island and district from Dorsoduro district.
Landmarks
Major buildings include: *Along the Giudecca districtquay
A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring locatio ...
, Molino Stucky (19th century factory complex), Le Zitelle church, and the Il Redentore
The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore ( en, Church of the Most Holy Redeemer), commonly known as Il Redentore, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in the ''sestiere'' of Dorsoduro, in the city of Venice, Italy.
It ...
church by Palladio.
*Along the Dorsoduro district side: Il Gesuati church on the ''Zattere'' quay, and at Punta della Dogana
Punta della Dogana is an art museum in one of Venice's old customs buildings, the ''Dogana da Mar''. It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and its collection of buildings: Santa Maria dell ...
where Giudecca Canal and the Grand Canal meet, the Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute ( en, Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
It stands on the na ...
church and Dogana da Mar, a former customs house and present day art museum−gallery.
*Palazzo Giustinian Recanati
Palazzo Giustinian Recanati is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooking the Giudecca Canal, just to the left of Palazzo Clary.
History
Palazzo Giustinian was built in the 16th century for one branch of the Gi ...
See also
*External links
Canals in Venice Dorsoduro Geography of Venice Water transport in Venice Waterways of Italy {{italy-stub