This time in Streets and Squares we take a look at a very unique place. Venice in Italy. Or Venezia, as they say in Italian. Situated on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.
It is not easy to find eponymous streets in Venice, but still, there are some. And as always in Streets & Squares, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page.
CALLE GOLDONI - Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) playwright and librettist. Born in Venice, Republic of Venice.
CALLE VERDI - Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) opera composer who came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini. Born near Busseto, Italy.
GIARDINI PAPADOPOLI - Spiridione Papadopoli (1799-1856) was a count from a Greek noble family established in the 18th century Venice. His wife Teresa Mosconi was instrumental in the creation of the garden. - Wiki - Divento
PONTE NICOLO PASQUALIGO - Nicolò Pasqualigo (1770-1821) was a navy officer and Venetian patrician. Born in Venice, Republic of Venice.
VIA GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI - Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) was an Italian general and nationalist who helped bring about the Kingdom of Italy. Born in Nice, First French Empire.
A to Z FROM VENICE
i.e. a list of people born in Venice. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag, logo or coat of arms of the city – if there is one!
B - Giambattista Benedetti* mathematician (1530)
C - Giacomo Casanova* adventurer/womanizer/author (1725)
D - Christine de Pizan* poet/author/political thinker (1364)
G - Carlo Goldoni* playwright/librettist (1707)
H - Terence Hill* (b Mario Girotti) actor/ screenwriter/director (1939)
M - Annunzio Mantovani* conductor (1905)
P - Marco Polo* merchant/explorer/writer (1254)
T - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo* painter/printmaker (1727)
V - Antonio Vivaldi* composer/virtuoso violinist/priest (1678)
Z - Apostolo Zeno* poet/journalist – Venice, Italy (1668)
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Updated 18.10.2022