Venetian Stories

Tag: 1800s

Episode 20 — Venice and the plague – part 4

The plague slowly diminished during the 1700s, even if it didn’t disappear, and Venice reorganised the Lazzaretti.
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December 3, 2025
Episode 9 — Subject city

The decline of Venice didn’t end with the loss of statehood. Attempts at modernising Venice have failed, and the result is an economic monoculture of mass tourism, and a constant demographic decline.
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May 7, 2025
Elephanticide

The Church of Sant’Antonin in Castello still carries the sign of an unfortunate episode with an elephant.
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March 16, 2025
Giuseppe Tassini — a human giant

The “Curiosità Veneziane” is an unmatched treasure trove of titbits of Venetian history, and the result of decades spent in the archives and libraries.
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January 10, 2025