Title

Arsenale, Venice, Italy

Caption

Arsenale, Venice, Italy. Founded by Doge Ordelafo Falier in 1104, the Arsenale was the centre of Venice's sea power. It was a naval base, a depot for armaments and supplies and a facility for shipbuilding and the maintenance of vessels. The Arsenale expanded greatly over the centuries to the extent that by the 16th century it employed 15,000 carpenters and, when the Turks attacked Cyprus in 1570, it was able to provide 100 galleys for combat in just two months.

Date

1948

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D57_247

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (1,9Mb) / 15,8in x 12,3in / 4736 x 3686 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation water Italy Italian building buildings architecture wall country tower bridge color colour medieval canal quay entrance Venice location VENETIAN shipyard water transport mediaeval Middle Ages PETER THOMPSON Arsenale naval base TGN photograph Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM photograph