An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury or armory are mostly regarded as synonyms, although subtle differences in usage exist.
View of the Entrance to the Arsenal, by Canaletto, 1732
Cannons and mortars of Napoleon's army exhibited along the wall of the Kremlin Arsenal
The Royal Armoury, Leeds
Armory of Swiss Guard
The Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian Republic's naval power from the Late Middle Ages to the early modern period. It was "one of the earliest large-scale industrial enterprises in history".
The main gate at the Venetian Arsenal
Stone Lion of Saint Mark above the main gate at the Arsenal
Entrance to the Arsenal ca. 1860–70. Photo by Venetian photographer Carlo Ponti
Venetian Arsenal towers