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In 1562 a law passed in Venice limited the colour of gondolas used there to what colour?

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In 1562 a law passed in Venice limited the colour of gondolas used there to what colour?
posted Jul 31, 2015 by Aastha Joshi

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Black

Law is called sumptuary law of Venice and prior to this law gondolas could be in many different colors, but sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black.

answer Feb 13, 2017 by Salil Agrawal
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