Introduction to Gondola: "Gondola" ("GONDOLA" in Italian) is a unique pointed boat in the Venetian water city. This light, slender, uniquely shaped boat has a very long history, and was the oldest in the 11th century. Prevalent, the number exceeded 10,000, and now there are only a few hundred Gondola left in Sri Lanka.
A small boat is generally 10.75 meters long and 1.75 meters wide, with a flat bottom and an asymmetric shape, so that it can better maintain the balance of the boat with only one side of the oar. The exterior designs were originally various, especially the most gorgeous in the 16th century. At that time, the nobles showed off their wealth by riding on gorgeously decorated gondolas. In order to curb this extravagant trend, the Venetian Senate issued a ban: no Any decorations that show off family status are not allowed to be put on the pointed boats. Those that have been installed must be removed, and all gondolas are painted black. This tradition has been preserved, and today's gondolas are also uniformly black. The only panels left for decoration are the panels on the bow, which are decorated into flower boats only on special occasions.
The gondola driver now only wears a tight knitted top with horizontal stripes and a straw hat. When rowing, the gondolier stands on the stern of the boat and uses a long single oar resting on a curved oar stand. On weekdays, Gondola is mainly used as a tourist boat and the cost is relatively expensive, averaging about 70 to 120 euros per 40 minutes.
On the afternoon of the first Sunday in September every year, the historic Gondola traditional boat race, the Regata Storica boat race, is also held on the Grand Canal in Venice.