27:
107:
on the other side of the bridge. Meanwhile, shops selling luxury goods, banks and insurance agencies appeared and the city's tax offices were located in the area. The city's
166:
89:, or "high bank". Eventually the Businiacus became known as the Grand Canal, and the district the Rialto, referring only to the area on the left bank.
268:
259:
123:
119:
312:
162:
144:
59:. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent
79:
The area was settled by the ninth century, when a small area in the middle of the
Realtine Islands on either side of the
92:
The Rialto became an important district in 1097, when Venice's market moved there, and in the following century a
307:
149:
114:
Most of the buildings in the Rialto were destroyed in a fire in 1514, the sole survivor being the church
96:
was set up across the Grand Canal providing access to it. This was soon replaced by the Rialto Bridge.
20:
230:
153:
Sonnet 19, Elizabeth
Barrett Browning writes that "The soul's Rialto hath its merchandise...".
139:
115:
104:
68:
8:
26:
127:
190:
80:
60:
301:
283:
270:
194:
64:
31:
134:
93:
147:
asks "What news on the Rialto?" at the opening of Act III, Scene I. In
186:
206:
178:
100:
210:
108:
56:
51:
174:
182:
42:
202:
99:
The market grew, both as a retail and as a wholesale market.
46:
262:(on the left bank of the Grand Canal, adjoining the bridge)
198:
170:
133:
The Rialto is mentioned in works of literature, notably in
126:
is only slightly more recent, dating from 1553. The statue
118:, while the rest of the area was gradually rebuilt. The
161:
The area is still a busy retail quarter, with the daily
299:
165:greengrocer market, and the fish market on the
130:was also sculpted in the sixteenth century.
84:
177:is available in the fish market including
25:
313:Shopping districts and streets in Italy
300:
13:
122:dates from this period, while the
14:
324:
253:
103:were built, including the famous
260:Satellite image from Google Maps
223:
63:as well as for the monumental
1:
216:
16:Central area of Venice, Italy
237:. independent-travellers.com
7:
150:Sonnets from the Portuguese
10:
329:
156:
74:
18:
111:was also in the Rialto.
21:Rialto (disambiguation)
235:Independent Travellers
140:The Merchant of Venice
85:
34:
167:Campo della Pescheria
116:San Giacomo di Rialto
41:is a central area of
29:
231:"Rialto fish market"
169:. A huge variety of
105:Fondaco dei Tedeschi
19:For other uses, see
308:Geography of Venice
284:45.4385°N 12.3348°E
280: /
191:giant tiger prawns
128:Il Gobbo di Rialto
35:
83:was known as the
320:
295:
294:
292:
291:
290:
289:45.4385; 12.3348
285:
281:
278:
277:
276:
273:
247:
246:
244:
242:
227:
88:
328:
327:
323:
322:
321:
319:
318:
317:
298:
297:
288:
286:
282:
279:
274:
271:
269:
267:
266:
256:
251:
250:
240:
238:
229:
228:
224:
219:
159:
124:Fabbriche Nuove
120:Fabriche Vechie
77:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
326:
316:
315:
310:
264:
263:
255:
254:External links
252:
249:
248:
221:
220:
218:
215:
158:
155:
81:Rio Businiacus
76:
73:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
325:
314:
311:
309:
306:
305:
303:
296:
293:
261:
258:
257:
236:
232:
226:
222:
214:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
154:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
136:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
112:
110:
106:
102:
97:
95:
90:
87:
82:
72:
70:
66:
65:Rialto Bridge
62:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
40:
33:
32:Rialto Bridge
28:
22:
265:
239:. Retrieved
234:
225:
160:
148:
138:
132:
113:
98:
91:
78:
50:
38:
36:
287: /
135:Shakespeare
94:boat bridge
69:Grand Canal
67:across the
302:Categories
275:12°20′05″E
272:45°26′19″N
217:References
187:cuttlefish
101:Warehouses
207:octopuses
179:shellfish
86:Rivoaltus
49:, in the
211:lobsters
143:, where
109:abattoir
57:San Polo
52:sestiere
241:July 3,
195:mullets
175:seafood
163:Erberia
157:Markets
145:Salanio
75:History
61:markets
183:squids
43:Venice
39:Rialto
203:crabs
47:Italy
243:2017
209:and
199:eels
173:and
171:fish
37:The
30:The
137:'s
55:of
304::
233:.
213:.
205:,
201:,
197:,
193:,
189:,
185:,
181:,
71:.
45:,
245:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.