There is a common belief that because these wooden poles are underwater, they don’t rot because of the lack of oxygen.

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat ...

Venice continues to stun researchers by standing on several wooden piles from trees like larch, oak, alder, pine, spruce, and elm.

My mission was to document the city’s vulnerability ... the seasonal floods when water periodically spills into the streets, squares, and shops of Venice. Reflections would appear where there ...

“High of 150cm ... Venice is working to restart,” Brugnaro said after the sea water swamped the already devastated city where authorities have declared a state of emergency. To the ...

These trees ... City in general, is an open-air museum of everything that can go wrong with your foundations." Emmanuel Lafont/BBC The wood, soil and water all combine to provide Venice's ...