Grand Canal
canal and major water-traffic corridor in Venice, Italy
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Summary
Grand Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,893 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Venice[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[5], thoroughfare[6]
- Location: historical center of Venice[7]
- Part of: San Marco[8], San Polo[9], Dorsoduro[10], Santa Croce[11], Cannaregio[12]
- Commons category: Canal Grande (Venice)[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: San Marco basin[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canal Grande (Venice)[15]
- Commons gallery: Canal Grande[16]
- Tributary: rio de Ca' Corner[17], rio Ca' Michiel[18], rio di San Luca[19], rio di San Maurizio[20], rio di San Moise[21], rio di San Salvador[22], rio de Santa Maria Zobenigo[23], rio de l'Alboro[24], rio del Duca[25], rio del Fontego dei Tedeschi[26], rio del Santissimo di Santo Stefano[27], rio dell'Orso[28], rio de Ca' Garzoni[29], rio di San Vidal[30]
- Depicted by: Venice: The Upper Reaches of the Grand Canal with S. Simeone Piccolo[31], series of twelve views by Giovanni Antonio Canal of the Grand Canal[32], View of the Grand Canal[33], Grand Canal in Venice[34], Regata on the Grand Canal in Honor of Frederick IV[35], The Earl of Leicester and Trustees of the Holkham Estate[36]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Erster Band[37]
- Native label: Canal Grande[38]
- Length: 3.8 km[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 0 m[40]
- KML file: Template:Attached KML/Grand Canal[41]
- Vertical depth: 5 m[42]
Why It Matters
Grand Canal has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]