Gondola (disambiguation)
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A gondola
is a traditional Venetian rowing boat, best known today for transporting tourists.
Gondola may also refer to:
Gondola
The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in...
is a traditional Venetian rowing boat, best known today for transporting tourists.
Gondola may also refer to:
Fixed structures
- Gondola liftGondola liftA gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...
(cable car), a type of aerial lift - see also: List of gondola lifts and List of gondolas in Taiwan - Gondola, used to carry passengers in various types of aerial liftAerial liftAn aerial lift is a means of transportation in which cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.Types of aerial lifts include:...
- Gondola, the cargo or passenger platform suspended beneath a transporter bridgeTransporter bridgeA transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. The gondola is slung from a tall span by wires or a metal frame. The design has been used to cross navigable rivers or other bodies of water, where there is a requirement for ship traffic to be...
- Gondola, the passenger car or capsule of a Ferris wheelFerris wheelA Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
- Gondola, major component of the Falkirk WheelFalkirk WheelThe Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift located in Scotland, UK,connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal, opened in 2002. It is named after the nearby town of Falkirk which is in central Scotland...
rotating boat lift in Scotland, UK
Places
- Gondola, Mozambique, the principal town of Gondola DistrictGondola DistrictGondola District is a district of Manica Province in western Mozambique. The principal town is Gondola.-Further reading:*...
, Mozambique - Gondola Point, a community in New Brunswick, Canada
- Gondola RidgeGondola RidgeGondola Ridge is a high rocky ridge just south of Mackay Glacier, extending northeast from Mount Suess for about 4 nautical miles in Victoria Land. Charted by the Western Geological Party of the British Antarctic Expedition who so named it because Mount Suess, to which the ridge is joined,...
, Antarctica
Transport
- Gondola (airship), an external equipment or passenger compartment attached to a powered blimp or dirigible
- Gondola (balloon), the payload basket or capsule suspended beneath an unpowered hot air or gas balloon
- Gondola (rail)Gondola (rail)In railroad terminology, a gondola is an open-top type of rolling stock that is used for carrying loose bulk materials. Because of its low side walls, gondolas are used to carry either very dense material, such as steel plates or coils, or bulky items such as prefabricated pieces of rail...
, a type of railroad car with an open top and enclosed sides, for carrying loose bulk materials - SY Gondola, a preserved steam yacht operated by the National Trust on Coniston Water, England
Other uses
- Gondola GroupGondola GroupGondola Group is a chain restaurant operator in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It operates in 600 locations using several casual dining brands:*Ask, Italian food*Milano, pizzeria *PizzaExpress, pizzeria...
, a restaurant chain with 600 locations in the UK and Republic of Ireland - "Gondola no UtaGondola no Utais a 1915 song that was popular during Taishō period Japan. Lyrics were written by Isamu Yoshii, melody by Shinpei Nakayama.Lyrics in Kanji:いのち短し 恋せよ少女朱き唇 褪せぬ間に熱き血潮の 冷えぬ間に明日の月日の ないものをいのち短し 恋せよ少女いざ手をとりて 彼の舟にいざ燃ゆる頬を 君が頬にここには誰れも 来ぬものをいのち短し 恋せよ少女...
" ("The Gondola Song") - 1891 Gondola1891 Gondola1891 Gondola is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 11, 1969 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
See also
- GundalowGundalowA gundalow is a type of flat bottom cargo vessel once common in Maine and New England rivers. Up to long, they characteristically employed tidal currents for propulsion, shipping a single lateen sail to harness favorable winds....
, a type of flat bottom cargo boat once common on the rivers of New England, USA