- Gondolas are made out of over 280 pieces of different kinds of woods, including oak, fir, cherry, larch, walnut, lime, mahogany and elm. They are made in Venetian squeri, or workshops exclusively dedicated to making gondolas.
- The construction involves intricate techniques like carving, bending and assembling the different wooden components without using nails or screws.
- It takes about 400 hours of manpower, which means a single gondola can be completed in 2-3 months.