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Stato da Màr. The Stato da Màr or Domini da Mar ( lit. 'State of the Sea' or 'Domains of the Sea') was the Republic of Venice 's maritime and overseas possessions from around 1000 to 1797, including at various times parts of what are now Istria, Dalmatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and notably the Ionian Islands, Peloponnese, Crete, Cyclades ...
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising six bastion forts built by the Republic of Venice on its mainland domains (Stato da Terra) and its Domains of the Sea (Stato da Màr). The extent of the Republic of Venice
A festival, La Semana Grande in Spanish and Aste Nagusia in Basque ("The Big/Main Week"), is held every year in mid-August. A major international fireworks competition is held during the festival, in which teams representing various countries and cities put on a fireworks display each night over the bay, with the winner of the contest announced ...
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a rising GOP star whose name has been floated as a possible running mate for former President Trump, said Trump’s conviction in his New York trial doesn’t give ...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that both Biden and Trump should provide the American public with test results regarding their physical and mental health.
Punta della Dogana is an art museum in one of Venice's old customs buildings, the Dogana da Mar.It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and its collection of buildings: Santa Maria della Salute, (hence the area is also known as Punta della Salute), the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, and Dogana da Mar at the triangle's tip.
June 26, 2024 at 6:05 AM. Actor Spencer Milligan, best known for playing Rick Marshall in 1970s kids’ TV show “Land of the Lost,” has died at age 86. Milligan was born September 10, 1937, in ...
June 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Uber (NYSE: UBER) achieved impressive financial results for the past few quarters, but several billionaire investors have been unloading shares of the ride-hailing ...