Venice is an inverted forest that is sinking. There is a radical plan to save it: raise it 30 centimeters
Venice is, in essence, a prodigy of Inverted engineering: It stands on millions of stuck piles On the contrary in the Lagunar mud, creating what has been described as a submerged forest down. These trunks, made with trees, have supported for centuries the burden of stone palaces and imposing bells without resorting to steel or … Read more