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Venice Is an Upside-Down Forest. Startling Engineering Has Kept City Afloat With Just Wood for More Than 1,600 Years.
Venice continues to stun researchers by standing on several wooden piles from trees like larch, oak, alder, pine, spruce, and ...
Mud, water and wood: The system that kept a 1604-year-old city afloat
Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat ...
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Rome's Ancient Catacombs
Unfortunately, the dramatic scene is fictional. "There are no catacombs in Venice, as the town rises on wood piles in the middle of the saltwater Venetian Lagoon. There is no room for underground ...
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Mud, water and wood: The system that kept a 1604-year-old city afloat
Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years – using only wood. As any local knows ...