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Fondaco dei Tedeschi

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Fondaco dei Tedeschi 2012 05 13
Fondaco dei Tedeschi 2012 05 13

The Fondaco dei Tedeschi (Venetian: Fòntego dei Todeschi, in literal English, "warehouse of the Germans") is a historic building in Venice, northern Italy, situated on the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge. It was the headquarters and restricted living quarters of the city's German (Tedeschi) merchants.

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Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Fondamenta del Tragheto del Buso, Venice Venezia-Murano-Burano

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Fondamenta del Tragheto del Buso
30170 Venice, Venezia-Murano-Burano
Veneto, Italy
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