(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 12 - The MOSE anti-flooding system has protected Venice from damages estimated to be worth more than 2.6 billion euros over the past five years, the transport ministry said on ...

The MOSE project started in 1987. It’s a system of moving barriers designed to stop high tides from flooding Venice. The full name is the Experimental Electromechanical Model, but people usually ...

In 2003, Italy began building a massive flood barrier designed to isolate the Venetian Lagoon, the enclosed bay where Venice is located. The project, known as Mose, is one of the largest civil ...