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Basilica dei Santi Maria E Donato Canale di San Donato Canals of Murano Canals of Murano Lighthouse on Murano
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A Murano Street A Murano Street
Murano has been the center of the glass blowing community since 1921, it is a group of Islands like Venice connected with bridges.

The making of a glass vase and horse in Murano.

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Rounding the glass. Letting glass oblongate. Creating neck of vase. Blowing air into glass.
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Adding base to vase. Working mouth of vase. Widening mouth of vase. Adding handles to vase.
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Creating glass horse, working with head. Adding front legs to horse. Working with tail of horse so it will stand properly.