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097 of 181. Squero di San Trovaso shipyard. (Squero is the Venetian word for gondola shipyard. and San Trovaso is the name of the neighboring church.) Here, new gondolas are built and old ones repaired. The shipyard has operated at this location for many years, passed down from generation to generation. It takes 10 years to become a master gondola builder.