The+Gondola

The Gondola A slim, flat bottomed, smooth black boat made to carry passengers around the Venetian lagoon (Venice). It is driven by one man who uses 1 oar and two study arms to propel the the boat down the streets of Venice.In Venice there are no roads! Instead there are canals, so some transport was needed to carry people down the canals.A Gondola weighs 700 kg and has 280 components and use eight types of wood such as lime, larch, oak, fir, cherry, walnut, elm and mahogany. The gondola was first officially founded in 1094 but some scholars claim gondolas date back to 697! Knowone can be quite sure who exactly invented it but it is sure that the venetians did! By Luca 