A traditional passenger-carrying [[boat]] of Venice, Italy, measuring a law-regulated 10.85m in length and having an maximum breadth of 1.40m. It is often sculled by a single person standing on the rear deck, with the [[oar]] resting on an oarlock. Gondolas with multiple rowers also exist, an example being the [i]traghetto[/i] or ferry gondola. 

[i]Gondole[/i] can be differentiated from other boats by being asymmetrical, with one side being slightly longer than the other, and by the presence of a [i]ferro[/i], a stylized S-shaped bow ornament made of metal whose design represents elements of Venice and whose weight counterbalances that of the gondolier.

Gondolas figure prominently in [[Amano Kozue]]'s anime and manga series [[Aria (manga)|]].

h4. See also

* [[rowboat]]
* [[ship]]
ゴンドラ