简介:Built in the middle of a gigantic swamp on 10 million posts driven into the mud, Venice defies all the rules of architecture. But with industrialization, ground subsidence and huge increase in the number of motor boats, the 20th century has put it in jeopardy. This programme looks at incredible ideas to save Venice, including the Mose Project and its unique system of barriers.
Built in the middle of a gigantic swamp on 10 million posts driven into the mud, Venice defies all the rules of architecture. But with industrialization, ground subsidence and huge increase in the number of motor boats, the 20th century has put it in jeopardy. This programme looks at incredible ideas to save Venice, including the Mose Project and its unique system of barriers.展开