Fall of the Republic of Venice empire. In the Square of St Mark's, a new wing was constructed in what was to be a royal residence for Napoleon: the "Ala Napoleonica", or "Procuratie Nuovissime"; a new avenue was opened in the city, the "Via Eugenia" (renamed "Via Garibaldi" in 1866), named after Napoleon's stepson and viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais. In 1807, the post of Primicerius of St Mark's was suppressed, and the basilica became the cathedral of the Patriarchate of Venice. In 1808, Dalmatia too was annexed to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, and a "Provveditore generale di Dalmazia" was established until 1809, when, following the
Venice World Heritage In Danger sites unless cruise ships are banned from the canals near the historic centre. In November 2017, an official Comitatone released a specific plan to keep the largest cruise ships away from the Piazza San Marco and the entrance to the Grand Canal. Some words with a Venetian etymology include arsenal, ciao, ghetto, gondola, imbroglio, lagoon, lazaret, lido, Montenegro, and regatta. The name "Venezuela" is a Spanish diminutive of Venice ("Veneziola"). Many additional places around the world are named after Venice, e.g., Venice, Los Angeles, home of Venice Beach; Venice, Alberta in Canada; Venice, Florida, a city