Venitian Arsenal

Venitian Arsenal

On our coldest day in Venice, we all bundled up and ventured  out of our cozy hostel in order to go visit the Venitian Arsenal. The Arsenal is their Navy base. It was heavily guarded, especially do to recent global events. Although we were shown around by a women who seemed to be high up in the system, we were also constantly followed by a guard. The Arsenal was an interesting mix of historical and current setups such as old bomb shelters and current and old Navy ships.

Our article relating to this trip was about the Italian ship makers. There we're many types of ship builders, depending on the size of the project at hand. Large ships, built further inland and less frequently, are one of the rare items that are sold directly to the consumer. This is because these ships are ver capital and labor intensive. In non war times there were typically only a few ships made per year. For this reason it was easier to work with the producer of your ship rather than through middle men or merchants. Often though, in times of war, more people were higher education by ship builders in order to DRASTICALLY speed up the speed of ship production. Throughout history, the Venitian Arsenal has often demanded large amounts of ships in such times.

Pictures to come as I attempt my recently broken laptop......