There are over 400 bridges in Venice which is why it is called the “City of Bridges.” Some are spectacular and famous but most are a simple and practical means to cross over a canal. A typical example is the Ponte della Pazienze which spans the Rio Chiuso. The white marble palazzo with the Corinthian columns is Ca’ Rezzonico. Construction started in 1649 but it was not completed for over one hundred years. Today it is an art museum called Museum of Eighteenth Century Venice or, in Italian, Museo del Settecento Veneziano.
