Venice continues to stun researchers by standing on several wooden piles from trees like larch, oak, alder, pine, spruce, and ...
Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat ...
Emmanuel Lafont/BBC The wood, soil and water all combine to provide ... purposes only and are not a true representation of the timber pile foundations under Venice, which are tightly packed ...
Oak provided the most resilient wood, but it was also the most precious ... only and are not a true representation of the timber pile foundations under Venice, which are tightly packed and ...