Venetian Arsenal - Wikipedia With the creation of the Arsenale Nuovo, and the development and introduction of the Great Galley, the Venetian Arsenal would start to take on its industrial form The invention of the Great Galley itself is significant because they were able to be built frame-first
Arsenale - La Biennale di Venezia The Arsenale was the largest production center in Venice during the pre-industrial era and in full-time periods it had up to 2,000 workers a day It was a huge complex of construction sites where the Serenissima fleets were built and, therefore, a symbol of the economic, political and military power of the city
Arsenale: The Shipyard and Arsenal of Venice The immense commercial trade, wealth, and sea power of the Republic of Venice was rooted in the ships built in the industrial site known as the Arsenale, or arsenal It was first established in 1104 and continued building warships, merchant ships, armor, crossbows, catapults, weapons, and artillery for eight centuries
The Arsenale of Venice: from Dante to the Biennale What is the Arsenale? Discover the history of the ancient shipyard of Venice: from its origins to the transformation into an iconic venue for contemporary art
The Arsenal of Venice: history, info, opening hours and tickets The Arsenal of Venice (Arsenale di Venezia, in Italian) has a long and storied history that dates back to the early 12th century At that time, in fact, the Venetian republic, the so called Serenissima, was a major maritime power
Venetian Arsenal - How and What you can visit - VeniceWelcome The Arsenal represents a vast, striking and strategic area of the inner city covering about 32 hectares, of which 9 hectares are water, out of the total 670-hectare area of Venice, including the islands of Giudecca, Tronchetto, San Giorgio and the internal canals
The fascinating history behind the Arsenale walls The Arsenale started as a shipyard for the state of Venice and built warships and commercial ships The latter were also equipped with arms, and could be claimed and deployed immediately in case of war
Arsenale, Venice - A View On Cities Now a naval base and technology center, Venice’s Arsenale was the largest shipyard in the world It played a major role in the city’s naval warfare since the early twelfth century
Venetian Arsenal – Landmark Review | Condé Nast Traveler Arsenale di Venezia, a massive Byzantine armory and shipyard, was originally built in the 12th century, and it served as the Venetian military HQ for centuries afterwards