"Rialto" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Rialto" Meaning

The Rialto is a reference to several different things, but most commonly it refers to:

A bridge in Venice, Italy, known as the Rialto Bridge, which connects the districts of San Marco and San Polo and the Rialto Market (also known as the Rialto Marketplace) on the Grand Canal, which is a historic marketplace selling fresh seafood and other local produce.

Alternatively, Rialto can also refer to:

The Rialto Theatre, a historic performing arts venue in Augusta, Georgia, USA.
The Rialto Beach, a popular beach in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.
The Rialto (Shakespeare), a play by William Shakespeare, also known as The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
The Rialto (social network), an early social media platform.

In general, the term Rialto has come to be associated with the idea of a marketplace or a center of commerce, which may be seen in the sense of the Venice Rialto Bridgetheprices pricebeing associated with merchant business stations or movements.

"Rialto" Examples

Synonyms and Example Sentences for "Rialto"

1. Marketplace

In the 14th century, the Rialto became the name of a famous marketplace in Venice, where merchants brought exotic goods from the four corners of the world.

2. Linked

The poetic phrase "linked transparencies" as described by the words of W.B. Yeats evoke an idea of chaining or perhaps even the Rialto's grand bridges.

3. Respect (historical)

Thus celebrity head of the Ottoman State began the Rialto estates of which profits went straight to the Prince, an order motivated far more by respect, than by economics.

4. Bridge

Also called the "Bridge of Sighs", the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal, is famous for its lovely majesty.

5. Marketplace (in opera)

Very famously, The Rialto in the Gian Carlo Menotti was named after the magnificent place in Venice.