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Venice Flood Gates
Extreme EngineeringDiscovery Channel | Science | Technology
July 14, 2004
Country: Italy
Project: Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)
Venice Italy city of canals, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Home to spectacular churches, art and architecture. And Europe's most celebrated party, carnival. Throughout it's 1200 years history, Venice and its people have had a stormy relationship with the sea. The city has always been flooded, some parts more than 200 times a year. But in the last century the floods have gotten worse. The average water high has gone up nearly a foot. Doorway has been barricaded, sidewalk's raised, but it is not enough.
How to save Venice, the world's most beautiful city, from drowning? The problem the Adriatic Sea is rising, literally swallowing Venice inch by inch. But the city is fighting back. They use the front-line solders to do seemingly impossible task by building huge barriers which will keep out the rising tide. This will take eight years and cost taxpayers 4 billion dollars.
Will it work? find out now in Extreme Engineering here with Watch Documentaries 360 in this episode Venice Flood Gates.
Project: Venice Tide Barrier Project (MOSE Project)
Venice Italy city of canals, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Home to spectacular churches, art and architecture. And Europe's most celebrated party, carnival. Throughout it's 1200 years history, Venice and its people have had a stormy relationship with the sea. The city has always been flooded, some parts more than 200 times a year. But in the last century the floods have gotten worse. The average water high has gone up nearly a foot. Doorway has been barricaded, sidewalk's raised, but it is not enough.
How to save Venice, the world's most beautiful city, from drowning? The problem the Adriatic Sea is rising, literally swallowing Venice inch by inch. But the city is fighting back. They use the front-line solders to do seemingly impossible task by building huge barriers which will keep out the rising tide. This will take eight years and cost taxpayers 4 billion dollars.
Will it work? find out now in Extreme Engineering here with Watch Documentaries 360 in this episode Venice Flood Gates.
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