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大运河和安康圣母教堂的鸟瞰图，威尼斯，意大利 Aerial view of the Grand Canal and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy (© Bachir Moukarzel/Amazing Aerial Agency)

在漂浮的城市之上 Above the floating city

安康圣母教堂，威尼斯，意大利

威尼斯的安康圣母教堂历史悠久，是巴洛克建筑风格的典范。这座教堂建于1631年至1687年，是为了纪念1630年威尼斯从一场毁灭性瘟疫中解脱出来。教堂建在大运河的入口处，其圆顶在威尼斯的天际线上占据着主导地位，正如今天的图片所示。意大利建筑师巴尔达萨雷·隆盖纳在26岁时就构思了这座建筑，它成为了隆盖纳毕生的事业，并在他去世后完工。教堂外部的涡卷状装饰和雕像与宽敞的八角形内部形成鲜明对比，内部装饰着文艺复兴时期艺术家提香和丁托列托的作品。每年11月，威尼斯都会在圣母节期间纪念这座教堂的重要意义，这是一场文化庆祝活动，内容包括节日游行和献蜡烛等，以感谢圣母将人类从瘟疫中解救出来。

Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy

The Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice is steeped in history. As a plague devastated the city in 1630, its leader, Doge Nicolò Contarini, vowed to build a majestic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary if the city was spared. In 1631 the epidemic ended, and construction began. The church, built in the Baroque style, was completed around 50 years later, a lifelong project for architect Baldassare Longhena.

Built at the entrance to the Grand Canal, its dome dominates the Venice skyline. Each November, Venice commemorates the church's significance during the Festa della Madonna della Salute, a cultural celebration that includes festive processions and offering of candles in gratitude for deliverance from the plague.

大运河与安康圣母大教堂，威尼斯，意大利 Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute Basilica, Venice, Italy (© Rudy Balasko/Getty Images)

伪装的日子 Days of disguises

威尼斯狂欢节

戴上精美的面具，穿上华丽的服饰，隐入威尼斯狂欢节的无边人群去狂欢吧！这是一个拥有数百年历史的节日，充满了神秘和美丽。这个一年一度的冬季庆典将狂欢与匿名结合在一起，这要归功于面具，而且这些面具通常会遵循特定的人物原型。在节日期间，成千上万的人身着仿17世纪威尼斯传统服饰的精美华服走上街头。狂欢节期间，游行派对活动层出不穷，还有音乐会和街头表演，这些活动一直持续到今年2月13日的“忏悔星期二”。在街上狂欢时，你可能会路过圣玛丽亚德拉安康教堂，在今天图片展示的远处可以看到，这是一座巴洛克式的大教堂，供奉的是圣母玛利亚——威尼斯共和国的保护神。

Carnival of Venice

Don your tricorn hat and gilded disguise, it's time to visit the Carnival of Venice. This centuries-old festival combines revelry with anonymity, thanks to the masks traditionally worn by attendees, from the classic square-jawed Bauta mask to the Colombina eye mask, with roots in Italian theater. Costumed rowers take part in a parade of traditional boats on Venice's famous Grand Canal while thousands of people wearing elaborate costumes enjoy the carnival atmosphere. Parades, parties, concerts, and performances will fill the streets until festivities end on Shrove Tuesday, which falls on February 13 this year. Visitors might pass by the Santa Maria della Salute, seen toward the back of today's image, a baroque basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who is considered to be the protector of the city.

意大利威尼斯的叹息桥 Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy (© Doug Pearson/Alamy)

一个吻和一声叹息 A kiss and a sigh

意大利威尼斯叹息桥

在威尼斯的叹息桥（Ponte dei Sospiri）下，当你的船夫引导你穿过城市的运河时，是亲吻你心爱的人的好去处。但这个名字所指的叹息并不是因为你凝视着你亲爱的眼睛。这座封闭的桥于1600年完工，将新监狱（Prigioni Nuove）与总督府的审讯室连接起来，据说囚犯最后一次看到美丽的威尼斯是在这座桥上。这足以让人叹息。

Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy

Beneath Venice's Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs), is a popular place to kiss your beloved as your gondolier guides you through the city's canals. But the sighs that the name refers to aren't from staring into your darling's eyes. The enclosed bridge, completed in 1600, connects the Prigioni Nuove (New Prison) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace, and it is said that a prisoner's last look at beautiful Venice would be on that bridge. And that's reason enough to sigh indeed.

在大运河上举办的赛船节，意大利威尼斯 The Regata Storica on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy (© Alexander Duffner/Alamy)

Venice's grand regatta

Every year, on the first Sunday of September, Venice celebrates the Regata Storica along the city's most famous canal. The event is the highlight of the Venetian rowing calendar and consists of two parts: a historical boat parade and a series of rowing races. Festivities begin with a regal water pageant comprising a flotilla of colorful boats from the 16th century. Gondoliers are dressed in period costume as they ferry the Doge, his wife, and other high-ranking Venetian officials up the Grand Canal in a faithful recreation of Venice's storied maritime past. The regatta commemorates the welcome given in 1489 to Caterina Cornaro, the wife of the King of Cyprus, who renounced her throne in favor of Venice.

After the parade, it's time for the racing. Competitions are divided by age categories and feature different types of historical boats. The last and most popular race is the gondolini regatta. A lighter and faster version of the gondola from which it takes its shape, the gondolino is rowed by two oarsmen—standing as per Venetian tradition—who power their way up the Grand Canal toward the finish line at the famous 'machina,' the spectacular floating stage in front of the Ca' Foscari palace on the city's waterfront.

威尼斯大帆船赛

每年9月的第一个星期日，威尼斯都会沿着城市最著名的运河庆祝皇家历史。这项活动是威尼斯赛艇日历上的亮点，由两部分组成：历史性的划船游行和一系列赛艇比赛。庆祝活动以一个由16世纪的彩色船只组成的舰队组成的皇家水上盛会开始。吊船工人们穿着古装，将多格、他的妻子和其他威尼斯高级官员渡上大运河，忠实地再现威尼斯传奇的海上历史。这次帆船赛是为了纪念1489年塞浦路斯国王的妻子卡特琳娜·科纳罗（Caterina Cornaro）受到的欢迎，她放弃了王位，取而代之的是威尼斯。

游行结束后，是比赛的时间了。比赛按年龄分类，以不同类型的历史船只为特色。最后也是最受欢迎的比赛是贡多里尼赛船会。这是一种更轻、速度更快的平底船，由两名按照威尼斯传统站立的划手划船，他们沿着大运河向著名的“机器”（machina）终点前进，这是一个壮观的浮动舞台，位于城市海滨的卡福斯卡里宫（Ca’Foscari palace）前。

大运河和安康圣母圣殿，意大利威尼斯 The Grand Canal and Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy (© Jim Richardson/Offset by Shutterstock)

Venice by night

In Venice, Italy, the third Sunday in July is known as 'Festa del Redentore' (The Redeemer's Feast), which commemorates the city's salvation from the plague in the 16th century. As Italy still reels from being hard hit by the new coronavirus, the holiday is particularly poignant this year. It traditionally features a fireworks display, a regatta, and a temporary bridge that connects the Zattere promenade to the Church of the Redeemer on the Island of Giudecca. While this year's celebration will look different due to COVID-19, it will still be an important and festive day for Venetians.

The artists come to Venice

Our photo today shows a small part of artist Claudia Fontes’ sculpture called ‘The Horse Problem.’ The Argentinian artist exhibited the large installation work—with smashed bits of stone surrounding the larger-than-life white horse, as if it has crashed into the exhibition space. The installation was shown at the Venice Biennale in 2017, where artists from around the globe bring their work to show off at this every-other-year arts and culture festival in the Italian city of Venice. The Biennale is just starting up again this month, and many of the programs and exhibits will be going on through the summer and into fall.

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