Venice continues to stun researchers by standing on several wooden piles from trees like larch, oak, alder, pine, spruce, and elm.

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.

Despite Venice's impressive architectural history, the image at the source of this fact check was generated using artificial ...

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 ...

Although the illustration misrepresents what the actual foundations of the city look like, it's true the substructure of Venice was initially built mainly of wood. The University ... The Venetians ...