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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Venice and its Lagoon' has mentioned 'Empire' in the following places:
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The Republic of Venice and its colonial empire Stato da Mxc3xa0r.
In building its maritime commercial empire, Venice dominated the trade in salt,[32] acquired control of most of the islands in the Aegean, including Crete, and Cyprus in the Mediterranean, and became a major power-broker in the Near East.
Venice remained closely associated with Constantinople, being twice granted trading privileges in the Eastern Roman Empire, through the so-called golden bulls or "chrysobulls", in return for aiding the Eastern Empire to resist Norman and Turkish incursions.
In the first chrysobull, Venice acknowledged its homage to the empire; but not in the second, reflecting the decline of Byzantium and the rise of Venice's power.
[93] This all changed by the 17th century, when Venice's trade empire was taken over by countries such as Portugal, and its importance as a naval power was reduced.
Venice at the time was a rich and prosperous Maritime Republic, which controlled a vast sea and trade empire.
Chandeliers were usually very colourful, using Murano glass to make them look more vibrant and stand out from others; and precious stones and materials from abroad were used, since Venice still held a vast trade empire.