The Reason Why Venice Is Built On Water | Blowing Up History

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Experts uncover the mystery of how Venice, a city established on a marshland, can stay standing since the medieval period.
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From season 5 episode 4.
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[@duaneayers6117]

A person can learn something new everyday.

[@Kurdedunaysiri]

Venetian civilization and architecture is magnificent. You can see many other cities they have built in modern day Venetia, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece… Venetian Republic had two flags; one for the land, one for the sea.

[@KundanKumar-ul1sw]

Fascinating and insightful video, thanks!

[@KeepCalmandLoveClassics]

Incredible Italy 💕

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[@phonetographer5345]

Links not working! Where can I watch full video?

[@AlakuntadurgabhavaniBhavani]

❤ nice video.

[@spacecoastaesthetics6990]

Wow. One would think the wooden piles deteriorate over time?

[@Yeah-its-me]

8:17 Anyone else notice that leaning tower in the background to the left?

[@3henry214]

How in the heck did they drive in all of those pilings back then?

[@ahronthegreat]

Lots of people and hard work lol and because they were THE FKN VENETIANS BABY

[@L3if]

But Why??

[@Kurdedunaysiri]

I think at the time Western Roman Empire collapsed and Venetians tried to find refuge on these islands after Germanic invasions of Roman country.

[@youdrakkar]

Venice is still standing in its strange fish-like shape just because the huge undead leviathan on which the city lies is still sleeping, entrapped by foundation poles used like spears by the ancient builders. But legends say it will break free during the first carnival night of 2048, starting the Apocalypse. Our lives will be in the hands of a few people masked by traditional characters from Commedia-dell'-arte and will be extremely hard for anyone to escape from the sinking city and even more to destroy the leviathan. This is what we learn from a funny and crazy boardgame called Carnival Zombie 2 😂

[@northerners2828]

And china wants to claim that

[@anggriindraprasti6165]

😂 🤣

[@billybunter5575]

i recently went to venice my goodness what a ripp off everything was so expencive a cup of tea 12 pounds stirling entry to a toilet 8 pounds peice of cake from the bakers 15 pounds gondoliar ride 125 pounds no super markets only glamour boys charging you anything they like because there are no tesco or sainsburys what a terrable place and if you go on the gondoliars they call you english pigs then take your money oh besides there are hundred of pickpockets in venice once again charming looking men with thousand pound trousers and shi

[@petesig93]

Anybody who knows how to travel in Italy knows that you never need to pay to go to the loo. You buy your coffee* and then you use the toilets in the cafe. * And NEVER pay for tea in Italy. 12 pounds? They clearly saw you coming. I never paid more than 2 Euro for a coffee. Tea? They know not how to make it, and you will ALWAYS be disappointed, or left in hysterics. Just learn to drink coffee.

[@billybunter5575]

not in rip off venis you dont.@@petesig93

[@zorilaz]

Yep. Same . Very expensive. Intersting to walk around but very expensive. 80 - 100 euros to go on the gondola. Stupid

[@skyline.....]

there are lots of cheep shops to get food to cook yourself or precooked if you look around ,but yep it is a rip off city