The Giudecca Canal () is a
body of water
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that flows into the San Marco basin in
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
, Italy.
It is one of the major canals in the city, it bisects the ''sestieri'' of
Dorsoduro
Dorsoduro is one of the six sestiere (Venice), 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 language, Italian fo ...
, separating
Giudecca island and district from Dorsoduro district.
Landmarks
Major buildings include:
*Along the Giudecca district
quay
A wharf ( or wharfs), 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 Berth (mo ...
, Molino Stucky (19th century factory complex),
Le Zitelle church, and the
Il Redentore church by Palladio.
*Along the Dorsoduro district side:
Il Gesuati church on the ''Zattere'' quay, and at
Punta della Dogana where Giudecca Canal and the
Grand Canal meet, the
Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute (; ), commonly known simply as La Salute (), is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at the Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
It stands on the narrow finger of Pun ...
church and Dogana da Mar, a former customs house and present day art museum−gallery.
*
Palazzo Giustinian Recanati
See also
*
External links
Canals in Venice
Dorsoduro
Geography of Venice
Water transport in Venice
Waterways of Italy
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