The history of water town architecture

Venice History Venice is a beautiful water city, built in the most impossible place to build a city-water. The amorous feelings of Venice are always inseparable from "water", winding water lanes and flowing blue waves. It is like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, and its poetry lingers for a long time.

This city once had the most powerful manpower, material resources and strength in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in Venice turned to this Adriatic island to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords.

Venice looks like a dolphin. Its urban area is less than 7.8 square kilometers, but it is composed of 1 18 small islands. When the 177 Canal was as dense as a spider's web, these islands and the canal were connected by about 350 bridges. The whole city is connected with the Italian mainland peninsula only by a long dike.

Venice's fertile alluvial soil, stones made of local materials, and boats made of wood from neighboring inland areas shuttle through it; In the mud, the ancestors built Venice on the water. This city, which is less than 8 square kilometers, is cut into more than 100 islands by more than 100 cobweb canals. The islands are connected by various bridges at will. When you first arrive, you will soon get lost in this "water city".

Fortunately, there is an S-shaped Grand Canal running through the whole city. Along this so-called "the longest street in Venice", you can enjoy the essence of Venice without worrying about getting lost.

There are nearly 200 palaces, mansions and 7 churches along the coast, most of which were built in the 14 to 16 century, with Byzantine style, Gothic style, Baroque style and Venetian style. All the building foundations are submerged in the water, which looks like an art gallery rising in the water. On weekdays, the Grand Canal is really like a busy street, and all kinds of ships shuttle through it. Of course, the most unique is gondola.

Venice has the Phoenix Opera House, the lament bridge written by Xu Zhimo, the great Renaissance and Byzantine architecture, St. Kyle's Square, one of the most beautiful squares in the world, and amazing cloisters. Some of the most beautiful passages in antonioni's films were shot here. This is an important town in the Renaissance, which produced one of the most important painting schools in history: Venetian painting school; German music master Richard? Wagner died here ... The city's past glory and dreams continue to this day through well-preserved buildings. Her unique atmosphere fascinates tourists and makes all visitors to Venice unforgettable. Venice and its lagoon: Venice and its lagoon.

Venice is a beautiful city, built in the most impossible place to build a city. This city with an area of less than 7.8 square kilometers once held the most powerful manpower, material resources and power in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in this area turned to this Adriatic island in order to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords. Rich alluvial soil, local stones, and wooden boats from neighboring inland areas; In the mud, on the water, ancestors built Venice. Venice began to develop in the 10 century. /kloc-Around the 0/4th century, it has developed into the busiest port city in Italy, known as the most famous water city in the whole Mediterranean, integrating commerce, trade and tourism. Venice was in its heyday from 14 to 15, and became the most powerful and richest maritime "peaceful country" and one of the Mediterranean trade centers in Italy. From16th century, Venice gradually declined with the discovery of Columbus and America. 1797, Venice succumbed to Napoleon's rule, and Venice, with a history of 1000 years, perished. 1849 the war of independence against Austria. It was not until 1866 that Venice and Italy were unified and became a region of Italy.

Venice has the Phoenix Opera House, the bridge of lamentation written by Xu Zhimo, the great Renaissance and Byzantine architecture, one of the most beautiful squares in the world-St. Kyle Square, the breathtaking cloister, the rainbow island full of romance and the glass island full of humor ... Some of the most beautiful passages in antonioni's films were shot here. This is the essence of the Renaissance. Venice is a world-famous water city, and its beauty is composed of water and bridges. Today, it is one of the cities in the world without cars. The special scenery of the streets and lanes of Venice Watertown. Some waterways are narrower than hutongs in Beijing, and two boats

Can't open at the same time, only one line. There are old houses on both sides of the street, and most of the bottom floors are residents' boathouses. Connecting the two sides of the street are all kinds of stone bridges or wooden bridges. They cross the street high and don't hinder navigation at all. Bridges and water streets in Venice crisscross. People use boats instead of cars and bridges instead of roads. Land and water tourists are woven, pigeons and seagulls are Qi Fei, which forms the unique life interest of this world-famous water city. Among many bridges in Venice, the most famous one is Rialto Bridge, which leads to the city center together with the railway station, also known as the commercial bridge. It is all made of white marble and is a symbol of Venice. The bridge is 48 meters long, 22 meters wide and 7 meters above the water. Both ends of the bridge are supported by 12000 stakes inserted into the water. There is a pavilion across the Grand Canal in the middle of the bridge. Ships, large and small, only shuttle through the bridge opening in the shape of the sun. Rialto Bridge was built at 1 180. It was originally a wooden bridge, but later it was changed into a suspension bridge. 1444 In a celebration, the bridge was broken because it was overwhelmed. From 1580 to 1592, it was rebuilt into the present stone bridge. There is a floating pavilion at the top of the bridge, and there are more than 20 jewelry stores and souvenir stalls on both sides of the bridge. Venice has many historical sites, including 120 churches, including Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches. In addition, there are 120 bell towers, 64 monasteries for men and women, and more than 40 palaces built by water, all of which are very unique across the river. The buildings in Venice have different architectural styles, and the doors, windows and corridors of the houses are carved with exquisite patterns and patterns. Boating in Venice at night is unique. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Venice, Italy to feel its beauty, warmth and romance. Venice has a history of hundreds of years, and the construction of Venice began in 453 AD.

In the northwest corner of Venice, there is a four-kilometer causeway connected with the mainland. It is not only an important port in Italy, but also an ancient city of culture and art. Venice and its lagoon are composed of 1 18 islands. This unique aquatic city in the world is known as "Water City", "Water City", "Bridge City" or "City of Hundred Islands", with beautiful scenery and unique scenery, and places of interest abound in the city. It is a picturesque historical city, and all the scenery here is inseparable from water. Venice has 177 rivers and canals. They are connected by a 40 1 bridge. Venice Waterway is the road to the city. There are no cars, bicycles and traffic lights in the city. Ships are the only means of transportation in this city.

Venice History Introduction Venice History Introduction Venice is a beautiful city, built in the most impossible place to build a city.

This city with an area of less than 7.8 square kilometers once held the most powerful manpower, material resources and power in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in this area turned to this Adriatic island in order to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords.

Rich alluvial soil, local stones, and wooden boats from neighboring inland areas; In the mud, on the water, ancestors built Venice. Venice began to develop in the 10 century. /kloc-Around the 0/4th century, it has developed into the busiest port city in Italy, known as the most famous water city in the whole Mediterranean, integrating commerce, trade and tourism. Venice was in its heyday from 14 to 15, and became the most powerful and richest maritime "peaceful country" and one of the Mediterranean trade centers in Italy.

From16th century, Venice gradually declined with the discovery of Columbus and America. 1797, Venice succumbed to Napoleon's rule, and Venice, with a history of 1000 years, perished. 1849 the war of independence against Austria.

It was not until 1866 that Venice and Italy were unified and became a region of Italy. A city in northeastern Italy, an important port on the northwest coast of Venice Bay in Adriatic Sea.

The population is 343,000 (statistics show that the permanent population of Venice in 1957 was174,000, while the total permanent population just announced in June 2009 was less than 60,000, reaching the lowest level in history). It is mainly built on a shallow beach 4 kilometers offshore, with an average water depth of 1.5 meters.

It is connected with the land by railways, highways and bridges. It is composed of 1 18 small islands, connected by 177 waterways and 40 1 bridges, and is known as "Water City", "Hundred Island City" and "Bridge City".

It was built in 452 AD. In the eighth century, it was the trade center of the Adriatic Sea.

/kloc-The city was founded in the 0/0 century. In the Middle Ages, it was one of the most prosperous trade centers in the Mediterranean. After the opening of the new air route, the European commercial center gradually shifted to the Atlantic coast and declined.

1866 merged into the kingdom of Italy. Industry and commerce are developed, including aluminum smelting, chemistry, coking, chemical fertilizer, oil refining, steel and other industries.

It is famous for producing jewelry and jade crafts, glassware, floral leather products, lace and embroidery. Marghella Port on land is an important oil port and passenger port.

A famous tourist center with 3 million tourists every year. The ancient St. Kyle Square is the activity center of the city, surrounded by Byzantine and Renaissance buildings such as cathedral and bell tower.

Lido is a linear sandbar 2 kilometers offshore and the most famous bathing beach in Europe. Venice is a beautiful water city, built in the most impossible place-water. The amorous feelings of Venice are always inseparable from "water", winding water lanes and flowing blue waves. It is like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, and its poetry lingers for a long time.

This city once had the most powerful manpower, material resources and strength in Europe. The history of Venice began in 453 AD. At that time, farmers and fishermen in Venice turned to this Adriatic island to avoid the cool nomadic people who loved swords.

Venice looks like a dolphin. Its urban area is less than 7.8 square kilometers, but it is composed of 1 18 small islands, and 177 canals are as dense as cobwebs. These islands and canals are connected by about 40 1 bridge. The whole city is connected with the Italian mainland peninsula only by a long dike.

The way to build a building in Venice's St. Kyle Square is to first lay big stakes one by one on the underwater soil. This is the foundation, lay it firmly, cover it with boards, and then build the house. All the houses there are built in this way. So some people say that there are stones above Venice and forests below.

In order to build Venice, all the forests in northern Italy were cut down. Such a house, don't worry about underwater wood rot, will not rot, and will become harder and harder, and will become stronger and stronger for a long time.

Archaeologists have excavated Kyle before? In Polo's former residence, the excavated wood is as hard as iron, and only when it comes out of the water will it rot. Venice's fertile alluvial soil, stones made of local materials, and boats made of wood from neighboring inland areas shuttle through it; In the mud, the ancestors built Venice on the water.

This city, which is less than 8 square kilometers, is cut into more than 100 islands by more than 100 cobweb canals. The islands are connected by various bridges at will. When you first arrive, you will soon get lost in this "water city". Fortunately, there is an S-shaped Grand Canal running through the whole city.

Along this so-called "the longest street in Venice", you can enjoy the essence of Venice without worrying about getting lost. There are nearly 200 palaces, mansions and 7 churches along the coast, most of which were built in the 14 to 16 century, including baifengting style, gothic style, baroque style and venetian style. All the building foundations are submerged in the water, which looks like an art gallery rising in the water.

On weekdays, the Grand Canal is really like a busy street, and all kinds of ships shuttle through it. Of course, the most unique is gondola. Venice has the Phoenix Opera House, great Renaissance and Byzantine architecture, St. Kyle Square, one of the most beautiful squares in the world, and amazing cloisters. Some of the most beautiful passages in antonioni's films were shot here. This is an important town in the Renaissance, which produced one of the most important painting schools in history: Venetian painting school; German music master Richard? Wagner died here ... the past glory and dreams of this city continue to this day through well-preserved buildings. Its unique atmosphere fascinates tourists, and all visitors to Venice are fascinated by it.

Key points and difficulties of blue Venice 1. Pronunciation of words to be mastered Porthole (xián) Overlooking (tiào) Decorations (zhuì) Charm (mèi) Magnificence (guē) Shuttle (suē) Rows (zhiī) Strolling (lē) Desolation (wú) Swamp (zé Treasure:.

Barren: overgrown with weeds due to neglect. To run aground: (a ship) into shallow water.

The origin of Liupanshui Liupanshui City is the name of Liupanshui City, which comes from the initials of Liuzhi (formerly Langdai County), Panxian County and Shuicheng Special Zone.

This is an ancient civilization with a long history. The spring and autumn period is the land of the country; During the Warring States period, it was the frontier of Yelang; Qin belongs to Hanyang County; Han is under the jurisdiction of Yelang County, Wanwen County, Hanyang County and Pingyi County; During the Three Kingdoms period, it was the territory of Nanzhong; In Wei Dynasty, Pingyi County was adjacent to Wanwen County. Gold is the land of Pingman county and county; Sui belonged to cuan clan and was not hired; Tang belongs to Tangwangzhou and Panzhou; The Song Dynasty was Luo Dianguo, Roche Ghost Country and Yu; Yuan set up Pu 'an Road, Puding Road and Bafan Shunyuan Xuanwei Department; Ming set up Pu 'an House, Pu 'an, Xibao Chief Lawsuit and Guizhou Xuanwei Division; Qingjian Shuicheng Club, Pu 'an Zhili Club and Langdai Club; The Republic of China is Shuicheng County, Panxian County and Langdai County; It hasn't changed since liberation

Who can give me an overview of the history of Liupanshui? Today, Liupanshui City is an important habitat for prehistoric ancient humans.

The human tooth fossils unearthed in Dadong, Panxian County more than 200,000 years ago show the characteristics of the transition from Homo erectus to early Homo sapiens, and the unearthed stone products show the wow-like technology of Revallot. Shuicheng Lime Cave was 80,000 years ago. Stone products are stone products, perforated shells and other cultural relics made by the "sharp edge smashing method", and pottery pieces, pottery ingots and polished stone axes have also been unearthed in the shallow layer.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, today's city is a very prosperous place. Due to the use of metal tools, it has entered the agricultural era. Here, slaves, chariots and horses became commodities for Bashu merchants to get rich, which reflected the characteristics of slavery production relations. After the collapse of Yelang State, in order to cooperate with the establishment of the county system and the garrison of the army, the Han Dynasty implemented the policy of resettlement and wasteland reclamation.

Many recruited nobles were given land and titles, and their descendants were hereditary. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the system of reclaiming farmland was gradually destroyed, and many nobles developed into feudal aristocratic lords-Daxing, followed by cultivators who became highly dependent serfs-Buqu. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Bu and Mo branches of Yi ancestors developed from northeast Yunnan to the present market and the vast areas in western Guizhou, gradually defeating the Pu people and occupying their land.

The rising Hao Min Daxing has a large number of trilogy, which is the rule of feudal lords. At ordinary times, the music department plows the fields for Da Xing, pays rent, and makes it an army in wartime, fighting for Da Xing.

Sui changed the county to a state, and Tang inherited the Sui system. In the Tang Dynasty, Panzhou was in the south, and Tangwangzhou was in the north. Both states were Jimi states.

Jimizhou is a way for the central dynasty to implement indirect rule through local officials. Its governor or secretariat is a local chieftain, and his descendants are hereditary, and they have the obligation to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty and send troops to help. From the end of the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Song Dynasty, the central dynasty awarded the title of King to the local chieftain, and used the strength of the local chieftain to fight Nanzhao and Dali.

Today, as a buffer zone, this city is located in the south, northeast (later called Luodian County) and north of Ya Bu, in the ghost country of Roche. The three vassal states (minority regimes) were all founded by the barbarians.

Wuman has a tradition of "migrating with livestock". At this time, city to city, cattle and horses, agriculture is still at the level of slash and burn.

In Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to Ya Bu, and was appointed as Yawan Lake, and later it was changed to the General House of Pu 'an Road; Luodian attached to China and was appointed as Puding household and changed to Puding mansion; Roche possessed the country, and was ordered to publicize the comfort station for Bafan Shunyuan. The second government and the first Ministry appointed "barbarian officials" and implemented the chieftain system.

Tusi is still "the world has its soil, and the world has its people" on the territory. In the Ming Dynasty, the city chieftain system still developed, but it also began to change from local officials to local officials (that is, appointing local officials to rule directly).

In the 13th year of Yongle (14 15), the Pu 'an appeasement department was changed to Pu 'an House, and the official was the magistrate. The Central Plains culture gradually deepened and agriculture developed greatly.

During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the current urban environment changed from soil to flow, with Shuicheng Hall in the north, Langdai Hall in the east and Pu 'an House in the south. Since then, the county-level administrative areas directly ruled by the central government have been roughly delineated, and the landlord system, which lasted for more than 1000 years, has been replaced by the landlord system.

The landlord system economy turns labor rent into real rent, and yeomen have more personal freedom than serfs. In view of the fact that the war in the late Ming Dynasty caused the people's life to drop sharply and the land was barren, the Qing Dynasty ordered the people to resume business, cultivate seeds and adopt a more lenient policy to develop agriculture.

A large number of foreigners have entered the present market, bringing with them advanced farm tools, new crop varieties and advanced technologies, such as Niu Geng, fertilization and diversion irrigation. Slash-and-burn farming has been gradually replaced, and agricultural output has doubled. With the expansion of Liu Guan's rule, the traffic conditions gradually improved, the post road was changed and the post station was reset; Schools and academies have been set up, and the etiquette of poetry and calligraphy has become increasingly popular.

At the same time, handicrafts and commerce have also developed significantly. Paper industry, wine industry, mining industry and smelting industry are gradually emerging.

Mineral resources such as lead, zinc, silver and copper have been initially developed. So far, more than ten ancient lead-zinc mine sites have been discovered in this city.

Lead and zinc from Shuicheng Fuji Factory became an important raw material for coinage in Qing Dynasty. At the same time, land annexation is becoming more and more serious, and the land obtained by farmers from the policy of encouraging farming and reclamation in Qianlong is rapidly losing.

The exploitation and oppression of farmers by the big landlord class is becoming increasingly cruel. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the poor "didn't change clothes for several years, and they couldn't eat salt all the year round".

In the face of natural disasters, even digging Guanyin soil for food, face to face. Unbearable people of all ethnic groups are constantly rebelling.

During the reign of Xianfeng and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, the uprising of * * Baiqi Army led by Lingxiang on the steep slope of Zhilitang in Pu 'an, the uprising of Miaoxiangu and Jinyin in Shuichengtang, and the uprising of Ma Anu and Zhu Cucumber in Langdaitang echoed with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising and dealt a heavy blow to the rulers. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, A Jian and other people of insight embarked on the road of democratic revolution and made contributions to overthrowing the imperial system.

During the Republic of China, the warlord regime first ruled by * * *, and the exploitation and oppression did not decrease, but the expropriation increased. The spread of opium has made many addicts heavily in debt, sold their crops, and social contradictions have intensified day by day, and the people's struggle against it has never stopped. The first, third, ninth, second and sixth legions of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants passed through this city respectively, which won the support and support of the people of all ethnic groups, and the suffering people saw the light.

During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the counties in the city launched the anti-Japanese national salvation movement. Before donating money, they trained able-bodied men. Thousands of young people went to the anti-Japanese front, and hundreds of soldiers died for their country. With the development of education in the Republic of China, new learning replaced old learning.

During the Anti-Japanese War, enterprises and banks in some coastal areas moved inward, which brought temporary economic and financial prosperity. The opening of the transit section of the Beijing-Yunnan Expressway (now National Highway 320) has made this city a major artery connecting Yunnan.

From 1949 to 12, the city was completely liberated, and then the "five major tasks" of clearing bandits, resisting tyrants, collecting grain, reducing rent and withdrawing mortgage were successfully completed, and the land reform was completed in about two years. The social situation is prosperous and harmonious.

From 65438 to 0956, the counties basically completed the socialist transformation of agriculture, handicrafts and capitalist industry and commerce, and the socialist system was established in today's market. In the mid-1960s, Liuzhi, Panxian and Shuicheng were listed as the key areas of the "Big Third Line Construction".

In more than 20 years, the state has invested more than 4 billion yuan to mobilize 654.38+10,000 industrial troops, and built three mining bureaus, namely Liuzhi, Panjiang and Shuicheng, and a large number of large and medium-sized key enterprises, such as Shuicheng Iron and Steel Company, Shuicheng Cement Plant and Shuicheng Power Plant, in this way, Liupanshui, a remote and closed backwater, has become a place dominated by energy and raw materials in China's economic strategic layout.

What is the historical origin of Penglai Watertown? Penglai Watertown is located in the northwest of the city and in the east of Ya Dan Mountain. Its history should be traced back to the Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Li Qing in the Northern Song Dynasty (1042), a swordfish village was built here to stop ships. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), Shuicheng was built on the basis of the original Yudao Village, with a total area of 270,000 square meters, which was an irregular rectangle with mountains controlling the sea, and the situation was steep.

Its locks, breakwaters, platforms, docks, lighthouses, city walls, enemy platforms, forts, moats and other seaports and coastal defense buildings are well preserved, making it the most complete existing ancient naval base in China. 1982, Shuicheng and Penglai Pavilion were announced by the State Council as national key cultural relics protection units.

Later, a "Dengzhou Ancient City" street was built on the east side of Xiaohai (now demolished), and an ancient warship exhibition hall and a navy museum were also built to reproduce the historical features of Penglai Watertown. Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum was built in 1990, covering an area of 1700 square meters. This is an antique garden-style building.

The main entrance of the museum is an antique painted archway with glazed tiles, and the door is "wandering". On the west side of the gate, there is a marble inscription of "Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum". The word "Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum" was written by Zhang Aiping, the former Minister of National Defense.

The east side is inlaid with granite reliefs of four ancient sailboats. There are three exhibition halls in the museum. The first exhibition hall is the sand table of Penglai Watertown and two exhibition boards, namely the Ancient Traffic Map of Dengzhou Port at Home and Abroad and the Change Map of Dengzhou Port.

In the second exhibition hall, the ancient warships of Yuan Dynasty, stone anchors, wooden anchors, rudders of Ming Dynasty and various ancient iron anchors unearthed in 1984 are displayed. In the third exhibition hall, there are 79 cultural relics such as pottery bamboo of Longshan culture, three-legged pot of Yue culture and pottery pot of Western Han Dynasty, and two bronze cannons cast in the eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1375).

At present, Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum has three national first-class cultural relics and two second-class cultural relics, which is the second special museum in China to display ancient ships after Quanzhou. Located in the north of Zhenyangmen, the Navy House is a binary antique building with a symmetrical central axis, facing south, covering an area of 3,220 square meters, with a building area of 1 100 square meters.

On the south side of the gate, facing Zhenyangmen, there is a four-pillar pavilion with arches and cornices on both sides. The two words "loyalty" and "filial piety" stand opposite each other in the pavilion. The monument is 3m high and 1 m wide, and the life of Qi Jiguang and Qi Jingtong (following the light father) is engraved on the back of the monument. The Navy House is a binary courtyard, and each entrance has a main hall and an east-west wing, which are connected by cloisters.

The main hall and the wing are all single eaves, covered with glazed tiles, and there are six animals on the ridge, all of which are connected with the cloister in the former Ming Dynasty. The roof of the main hall opens the mountain, and the roof of the wing leans against the mountain.

Now it's the Qi Jiguang Memorial Hall. .

The Historical Evolution of China Ancient Military Port Fortress Building in Penglai Watertown. It was built at the foot of Ya Dan Mountain in the north of Penglai, Shandong Province, facing the sea. According to records, the Song Dynasty set up swordfish patrol, moored swordfish and fought for the imperial Khitan, named Swordfish Village. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), Shuicheng was built, with a Watergate in the north and a vibrating gate in the south, surrounded by a earthen city to draw seawater into the city, so it was renamed Richeng. In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli (1596), Tucheng was built with masonry. The following year, Governor Yuan Keli of Dengse practiced the navy here, took control of the military forces in Dengzhou and Dongjiang towns, and formed a Marine Corps of more than 50,000 people, with advanced artillery and warships, which effectively contained and contained the military forces of the latter Jin Dynasty. In the third year of the apocalypse, Nurhachi's son-in-law Liu Aita designed a rebellion, and the 400-mile coastal area returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty without fighting. In addition, the enemy's platform will be built in the east, west and north. It was repaired many times from Chongzhen to Qingganlong, Daoguang, Tongzhi and Guangxu. Shuicheng is an important military fortress in Ming and Qing Dynasties, which has played an active role in history and is a relatively complete coastal defense fortress in China. 1982 People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * and the State Council were announced as national key cultural relics protection units.

St. Kyle's Square and St. Kyle's Cathedral, which have a thousand years of history, were built in 829 AD.

St. Kyle Square is not only the center of Venice, but also the center of tourists. The square claims to be the largest roofless marble living room in the world, surrounded by high-end shops and famous cafes.

St. Kyle's Cathedral is characterized by its concentrated architectural styles of Byzantine, Gothic, Romanesque and Renaissance, and it is still so harmonious today, which fully shows the ingenuity and talent of the architects. It is said that the walls of the cathedral are inlaid with marble and gold, glittering and resplendent, showing the prosperity of Venice in those days.

The cathedral is cross-shaped, with five semi-circular domes on the roof, with a front width of 5 1 m, five arched Romanesque gates, oriental and Gothic minarets at the top, and various marble statues, reliefs and flower-shaped patterns. At the top of the steeple of the central gate stands a statue of St. Kyle holding the gospel of Kyle, surrounded by six angels with flying wings.