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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 ...
AI-generated image supposedly shows underwater foundation of Venice
Despite Venice's impressive architectural history, the image at the source of this fact check was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) and doesn't accurately represent the "Most Serene" city's ...
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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 ...