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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 2839705, member: 29"]They're just called gondolas! Or do you mean the mast thingie? Looks like it's ferro di prora or dolfin.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://venicegondola.com/en/parts-of-the-gondola-how-is-composed/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://venicegondola.com/en/parts-of-the-gondola-how-is-composed/" rel="nofollow">https://venicegondola.com/en/parts-of-the-gondola-how-is-composed/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Pettine or ferro di prua, also called “fero da pròra” or “dolfin”, which has the purpose of<b> protecting</b> the bow from possible collisions and to balance the weight of <a href="https://venicegondola.com/en/how-to-become-gondolier/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://venicegondola.com/en/how-to-become-gondolier/" rel="nofollow"><b>the gondolier</b></a>. Its weight varies from<i> 10 kg</i> up depending on the metal used. The shape of a ‘S’ should simulate the performance of the <b>Grand Canal</b>. Under the main blade has a comb made of 6 tines (prongs) that resemble the 6<b> districts in which Venice</b> is divided. A kind of tooth that extends back toward the center of the <b>gondola</b> indicates the <b>Giudecca</b> and the “<b>Doge’s hat</b>” the headband over the top of the tooth comb, represents the <b>Rialto Bridge</b>. In the most recent <b>gondolas</b>, there are also 3 finishes, such as embroidery, called “leaves” and placed between the front and 6 bars that represent the <b>3 most important islands of the Venetian lagoon</b>: <b>Murano</b>, <b>Burano</b> and <b>Torcello</b>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 2839705, member: 29"]They're just called gondolas! Or do you mean the mast thingie? Looks like it's ferro di prora or dolfin. [URL]https://venicegondola.com/en/parts-of-the-gondola-how-is-composed/[/URL] Pettine or ferro di prua, also called “fero da pròra” or “dolfin”, which has the purpose of[B] protecting[/B] the bow from possible collisions and to balance the weight of [URL='https://venicegondola.com/en/how-to-become-gondolier/'][B]the gondolier[/B][/URL]. Its weight varies from[I] 10 kg[/I] up depending on the metal used. The shape of a ‘S’ should simulate the performance of the [B]Grand Canal[/B]. Under the main blade has a comb made of 6 tines (prongs) that resemble the 6[B] districts in which Venice[/B] is divided. A kind of tooth that extends back toward the center of the [B]gondola[/B] indicates the [B]Giudecca[/B] and the “[B]Doge’s hat[/B]” the headband over the top of the tooth comb, represents the [B]Rialto Bridge[/B]. In the most recent [B]gondolas[/B], there are also 3 finishes, such as embroidery, called “leaves” and placed between the front and 6 bars that represent the [B]3 most important islands of the Venetian lagoon[/B]: [B]Murano[/B], [B]Burano[/B] and [B]Torcello[/B].[/QUOTE]
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