page_title: Gondola
section_title: Outside of Venice
hierarchical_section_title: Gondola / Outside of Venice
caption_attribution_description: English: Gondola sails under the Crawford Street Bridge near 121 South Main street, on the Providence River in downtown Providence, Rhode Island
context_page_description: The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is similar to a Kayak. It is propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder.
  For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times, the boats still do have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti over the Grand Canal operated by two oarsmen. For some years there were seven traghetti, but by 2017, the number had been reduced to three.
  Various types of gondola boats are also used in special regattas held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and a similar number of boats, down from the thousands that travelled the canals centuries ago. However, they are now elegant craft, instead of the various types of shabby homemade boats of the distant past.
context_section_description: There are about a half dozen cities in the United States where Gondolas are operated as tourist attractions, including New Orleans, the Charles River in Boston, New York's Central Park, and the Providence River in Rhode Island, as well as several in California. The annual U.S. Gondola Nationals competitions have been held since 2011, and feature American Gondoliers competing in sprints and slalom races,
caption: Gondola on the Providence River
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