Giudecca
The Giudecca Island is the biggest in Venice and overlooks the canal of the same name. On the opposite waterfront is the district called Dorsoduro. It is situated to the south of the lagoon and is a quiet neighbourhood. Its beauty lies in the fact that the waterfront overlooking the Giudecca canal gives fabulous views of Venice.
A more recent theory and one that is more probable is that the name comes from the word "zudegar" (in ancient Venetian ‘judge’) and which referred to members of some aristocratic families that revolted against the city at the beginning of the 9th century and who were exiled to the island.
A third, and most probably theory is that the name refers to things southern. The Island is in the south of the Venetian lagoon, Other islands such as Burano and other cities in Istria have districts called ‘Giudecca’ and they all identify with the fact that they are southern in direction in comparison with the city centres.
When the Republic was at the height of its glory the Giudecca was an esacpe, an island of peaceful gardens and beautiful homes. Back
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From 4 June to 15 September 2009 Giudecca 795 Art Gallery hosts in its main hall the Biennale collateral event "Praise of Nature" by the Chinese artist Liu Zhong. His works are dedicated to nature and they are all mede on rice paper and silk.
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