Grand Canal

Summary

Grand Canal is a canal^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grand Canal is located in Venice^[3].
• Grand Canal is in the country of Italy^[4].
• Grand Canal's image is recorded as Panorama of Canal Grande and Ponte di Rialto, Venice - September 2017.jpg^[5].
• Grand Canal's instance of is recorded as canal^[6].
• Grand Canal's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• Grand Canal's instance of is recorded as thoroughfare^[8].
• Grand Canal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 222672255^[9].
• Grand Canal's GND ID is recorded as 4334917-1^[10].
• Grand Canal's location is recorded as historical center of Venice^[11].
• Grand Canal's part of is recorded as San Marco^[12].
• Grand Canal's part of is recorded as San Polo^[13].
• Grand Canal's part of is recorded as Dorsoduro^[14].
• Grand Canal's part of is recorded as Santa Croce^[15].
• Grand Canal's part of is recorded as Cannaregio^[16].
• Grand Canal's Commons category is recorded as Canal Grande (Venice)^[17].
• Grand Canal's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as San Marco basin^[18].
• Grand Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.44222222222222, 'lon': 12.32638888888889}^[19].
• Grand Canal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_ph9^[20].
• Grand Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canal Grande (Venice)^[21].
• Grand Canal's Commons gallery is recorded as Canal Grande^[22].
• Grand Canal's page banner is recorded as Venice banner Grand Canal panorama.jpg^[23].
• Grand Canal's tributary is recorded as rio de Ca' Corner^[24].
• Grand Canal's tributary is recorded as rio Ca' Michiel^[25].
• Grand Canal's tributary is recorded as rio di San Luca^[26].
• Grand Canal's tributary is recorded as rio di San Maurizio^[27].

Body

Geography

Grand Canal is in the country of Italy^[4]. It is located in Venice^[3]. Part of include San Marco^[12], a sestiere of Venice^[28], in Italy^[29]; San Polo^[13], a sestiere of Venice^[30], in Italy^[31]; Dorsoduro^[14], a sestiere of Venice^[32], in Italy^[33]; Santa Croce^[15], a sestiere of Venice^[34], in Italy^[35]; and Cannaregio^[16], a sestiere of Venice^[36], in Italy^[37].

Physical Characteristics

Grand Canal's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[38]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include canal^[6], tourist attraction^[7], and thoroughfare^[8].

Why It Matters

Grand Canal ranks in the top 2% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]