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Venice's bridges are more than pedestrian walkways. Hidden inside the Rialto Bridge is a remarkable example of the secret engineering behind this _____________ city.
The bridge has a double purpose; it also carries power cables drinking water and gas pipes
__________ the bridge ____, hidden under the stone and tinder is a forest of more than 12,000 ancient tree trunks. They __________ ten feet down into the layer of firm clay.
The 400 year old posts support more than ten thousand tons of weight. Wooden posts like these are found all over the city. Venice's buildings stand on more than 10 million tree trunks that were ______________ on the mainland hundreds of years ago. A vast forest submerged in water locked ground keeps the structures from sinking into the ____________.
“With these beautiful buildings and architecture is actually founded on wooden poles. One might wonder why the wood doesn't rot and the reason is because these poles are actually sitting inside the underground mud which protects them.”
Hidden in the mud away from oxygen the piles are safe from ______________ but the stones that encases them is now under attack from a surprising new source.
Every year 16 million visitors arrive to _________________ at these architectural wonders and grand canals. Boats are the only travelers in this island city. Sightseers, _________________, deliveries even the emergency services – everyone and everything travels by water.
Venice sits in a huge salt water lagoon on the edge of the Adriatic Sea and it is a city under _________. Salt water now floods half Venice most years causing millions of dollars of damage. They call these floods “acqua alta” or high water.
Geologists like Guido Giordano know that sea level rising Venice is living on _____________ time.
“Venice gets flooded not simply from the canals but also from the ground when the water rises. As the flooding is becoming more and more frequents, the city is in real danger becoming modern tale Atlantis.”
Today engineers race to repair Venice sinking buildings. They are also constructing an extraordinary new flood barrier to protect the city. But it’s about more in keeping Venice safe for its inhabitants; they must also preserve some of the most important historic buildings in the world.
Video for ESL purpose. I do not own the copyright
Venice's bridges are more than pedestrian walkways. Hidden inside the Rialto Bridge is a remarkable example of the secret engineering behind this _____________ city.
The bridge has a double purpose; it also carries power cables drinking water and gas pipes
__________ the bridge ____, hidden under the stone and tinder is a forest of more than 12,000 ancient tree trunks. They __________ ten feet down into the layer of firm clay.
The 400 year old posts support more than ten thousand tons of weight. Wooden posts like these are found all over the city. Venice's buildings stand on more than 10 million tree trunks that were ______________ on the mainland hundreds of years ago. A vast forest submerged in water locked ground keeps the structures from sinking into the ____________.
“With these beautiful buildings and architecture is actually founded on wooden poles. One might wonder why the wood doesn't rot and the reason is because these poles are actually sitting inside the underground mud which protects them.”
Hidden in the mud away from oxygen the piles are safe from ______________ but the stones that encases them is now under attack from a surprising new source.
Every year 16 million visitors arrive to _________________ at these architectural wonders and grand canals. Boats are the only travelers in this island city. Sightseers, _________________, deliveries even the emergency services – everyone and everything travels by water.
Venice sits in a huge salt water lagoon on the edge of the Adriatic Sea and it is a city under _________. Salt water now floods half Venice most years causing millions of dollars of damage. They call these floods “acqua alta” or high water.
Geologists like Guido Giordano know that sea level rising Venice is living on _____________ time.
“Venice gets flooded not simply from the canals but also from the ground when the water rises. As the flooding is becoming more and more frequents, the city is in real danger becoming modern tale Atlantis.”
Today engineers race to repair Venice sinking buildings. They are also constructing an extraordinary new flood barrier to protect the city. But it’s about more in keeping Venice safe for its inhabitants; they must also preserve some of the most important historic buildings in the world.
