Arsenal and Museum of Naval History
The arsenal, the shipyard of the Venetian Republic, was the largest and most crowded in the world until the end of the seventeenth century.Since its establishment in 1104, it was continuously expanded, until during its glory, it has hired up to 16,000 workers.His security was so close that the republic managed to keep his secret to the naval construction until around 1550. In his imposing terrestrial entrance is a Renaissance-style triumph, guarded by Greece as a prey after the Peloponnese Reconquist in the seventeenth century.Of the two lei on the left, the biggest guarding over the port of Piraeus, while his colleague stood on the road from Athens to Eleusis.at sea.These charming images are interesting for the deion of marine life, not so much for their artistic finesse. The models and artifacts refer to the construction of ships, to the types of ships on the waterline during the period when Venice was a maritime power and the fortresses of the republic.A large model of the legendary ship of the state of Bucto, the sumptuous official galley of the dogs, is particularly interesting.