Why is Venice called the City of Light?

Question

i want to know why venice is called that. venice also has some other nicknames like the city of water and the city of bridges but i get why it might be called those. im just curious thats all.

Answer 1

Echoing the others - that's Paris, France.

Venice is the "serene republic" ("la serenissima)

Answer 2

Actually you're not totally wrong

i'm Italian and I'm a Photographer

Paris is the City of Light

but Venice(Venezia) is the city of Lampioni(Street Lights)

There are some kind of External street Lights Which are unique

Funny Fact....In my last exam in photography academy I made a urban Photoshooting about Venice and his Street Lights

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Answer 3

Paris is the city of lights not venice

Answer 4

umm thats paris...

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Answer 5

all the good names were taken........all that was left was the city of open sewers and the city of lights,

Answer 6

Sorry to inform you , Venice is not called "City Of Lights"

That name is for "PARIS, FRANCE"