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The remaining islands—-including those of the coastal strip (Lido, Pellestrina and Treporti)—-are essentially dunes. Venice Lagoon has been inhabited from the most ancient times, but it was only during and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire that people coming from the Venetian mainland settled in numbers large enough to found the ...
The Lido, or Venice Lido (Italian: Lido di Venezia), is an 11-kilometre-long (7-mile) barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido in late August/early September. [1] Lido Island seen from the campanile of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore.
The Balcony Room is an oil-on-canvas painting by the German artist Adolph Menzel, executed in 1845. It is one of the main works of his early period and one of his most famous paintings. It has belonged to the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, since 1903. [1]
Freedom of the Seas: 2006: 4 June 2006: 156,271 [4] Largest cruise ship in the world, 2006–2009. Refurbished January 2015. Underwent amplification in early 2020. Liberty of the Seas: 2007: 19 May 2007: 155,889 [5] Originally named Endeavor of the Seas before construction started. [6] Independence of the Seas: 2008: 2 May 2008: 155,889 [4]
Independence of the Seas is a Freedom-class cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean International.The 15-deck ship was built in the Aker Finnyards Turku Shipyard, Finland.At 154,407 GT, [4] she joined Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas as the largest cruise ships and passenger vessels when built.
Between the end of the 15th century up until the 17th century various powers claimed sovereignty over parts of the sea. In 1609, Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius wrote what is considered the foundation of international legal doctrine regarding the seas and oceans – Mare Liberum, a Latin title that translates to "freedom of the seas". [2]
In British English, a lido (/ ˈ l iː d oʊ / LEE-doh, / ˈ l aɪ d oʊ / LY-doh) [1] is a public outdoor swimming pool and surrounding facilities, or part of a beach where people can swim, lie in the sun, or participate in water sports. On a cruise ship or ocean liner, the lido deck features outdoor pools and related facilities.