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The Stato da Mar was eventually destroyed by Ottoman sea power and by Portuguese ships that gained direct access to Asia by rounding Africa in 1499, undercutting Venice's business as middleman in the spice trade.

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In his final pages, Mr. Crowley, noting how slight "the traces of Venice's imperial adventure are," echoes the lament for bygone might with which Wordsworth's sonnet closes:

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Venice's mayor, Giorgio Orsoni, has lashed out at critics of the ads, saying he was amazed at the complaints ...

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Some two centuries later, Roger Crowley chronicles the peak of Venice's past glory with Wordsworthian sympathy, supplemented by impressive learning and infectious enthusiasm.

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One solution has been offered by Roberto Ciambetti, the regional authority's public spending assessor, who proposed that assets seized from mafia godfathers be sold off to pay for Venice's upkeep.

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Word of the billboards spread among the international architectural community thanks to Venice's architecture Biennale last month, said Somers Cocks.

Venice's historic buildings 'violated' by billboards, say cultural experts Tom Kington 2010

A group of the world's leading cultural experts have launched a stinging attack on the Italian government over the use of giant advertisements placed on some of Venice's most historic sights.

Venice's historic buildings 'violated' by billboards, say cultural experts Tom Kington 2010

At Washington Avenue, head inland for about four blocks to Venice's canals.

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The letter, published in the Art Newspaper, and which was also signed by architect Norman Foster and the heads of museums in Boston, Dresden, Stockholm and the Hermitage in St Petersburg, accuses the Italian government of violating Venice's Unesco ranking as a world heritage site.

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Mr. Crowley grippingly narrates how Dandolo steered the Fourth Crusade toward Venice's preferred targets, principally Constantinople.

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