Venice from a bird's eye view

Venice is a wonderful, incredibly beautiful and romantic city in Italy. Today we will take a helicopter ride over the historical center of the City of Lovers on the water, and look at Venice from a bird's eye view.

The historic center of Venice is located on 118 islands of the Venetian Lagoon.

The islands of the Venetian Lagoon are separated by 150 canals and channels, across which about 400 bridges are thrown (including the Rialto and the so-called Bridge of Sighs, both dating back to the end of the 16th century).

Island Venice is a seaside resort, a center of international tourism of world importance, a venue for international film festivals, art and architectural exhibitions.

Intracity transportation in Venice is carried out on motor vessels, gondolas, and barges.

Dense development of the historical center of Venice.

The historical center of the city is St. Mark's Square. This is the center of public life, the heart of Venice, the place of ceremonies, church and folk festivals. Now, of course, it is difficult to believe that many centuries ago there were green gardens here that belonged to the nuns of the nearby Benedictine monastery.

In St. Mark's Square there is the most grandiose building in all of Venice - the Doge's Palace (in the lower left corner). When looking at the Doge's Palace, it seems that this building is overturned with its foundation up and its roof down. The central part of the facades is decorated with two richly decorated balconies. They were built so that the Doge could appear before the people.

Venice is one of the popular destinations on cruise routes. The local terminal for sea cruise ships annually serves up to one and a half million passengers.

Those who come to the city by water should see St. Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace, the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Palazzo Grassi, the Spanish and Italian Synagogues, walk along the Bridge of Sighs, the Rialto Bridge, further to the clock tower and the bell tower of St. Mark , swim along the Grand Canal.

However, it can be said that Venice lives under constant threat. Water, which makes the city unique, is also its headache.

Venice is gradually sinking under water - this fact was faced by ancient settlers who were forced to rebuild the city twice, moving to higher islands. (Photo clickable)

Throughout the 20th century, Venice sank quite quickly (up to 5 mm per year) into the lagoon, as a result of which the land sank by 23 cm.

The main cause of the disaster was the industrial withdrawal of water from artesian wells and, as a consequence, the decrease in the aquifer of the earth; The gradual flooding of the city is also affected by the increasing pressure of ground objects: buildings and structures, people, etc. After the wells were closed, the subsidence of the city slowed down, but did not stop. (Photo clickable)

According to scientists, Venice may become uninhabitable as early as 2028. (Photo clickable)

However, the construction of dams has been seriously criticized due to the low effectiveness of such flood protection, tested in the Netherlands, and the consequences for the environment (lack of sea water can lead to the extinction of many unique and rare species of living creatures living in the lagoon). (Photo clickable)

Despite its image as a romantic city that attracts people from all over the world, Venice was included in a very dubious list of the World's Most Smelly Cities. Venice earned this title because of its less-than-ideal sewage system, with sewage dumped from hundreds of Venetian mansions directly into the famous canals. (Photo clickable)

To save the unique city, the “Moses” project has been developed, which involves the construction of hermetic barriers around the city. The project received the approval of specialists and was inaugurated in 2003 with the laying of the first stone by S. Berlusconi. (Photo clickable)