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Banned Food Dyes & their Effects
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05.05.202515:01
Venice wasn’t built on solid ground
But on millions of wooden logs driven deep into the seafloor
Since 421 A.D. this floating city has defied both time & engineering logic
While most cities stand on bedrock or concrete, Venice rises on a forest of waterlogged timber
Specifically, alder trees~which do not rot underwater
When buried in clay and soaked in salty water, this wood doesn’t decay~it petrifies
Over centuries, it hardens, becoming nearly as tough as stone
A timeless wonder still holding up an entire city
St. Mark’s Campanile rests on 100,000 wooden piles
The grand Basilica della Salute required over a million
Each pile was hammered in by hand, spaced every half meter, driven up to three meters deep into the seabed
But why build a city on water?
In the early 5th century, Italy was under attack by Germanic & Hunnic tribes.
Fleeing invasions, people sought refuge in the muddy, marshy Venetian lagoon
The water was their wall. a natural fortress that enemies couldn’t easily cross (source)
But on millions of wooden logs driven deep into the seafloor
Since 421 A.D. this floating city has defied both time & engineering logic
While most cities stand on bedrock or concrete, Venice rises on a forest of waterlogged timber
Specifically, alder trees~which do not rot underwater
When buried in clay and soaked in salty water, this wood doesn’t decay~it petrifies
Over centuries, it hardens, becoming nearly as tough as stone
A timeless wonder still holding up an entire city
St. Mark’s Campanile rests on 100,000 wooden piles
The grand Basilica della Salute required over a million
Each pile was hammered in by hand, spaced every half meter, driven up to three meters deep into the seabed
But why build a city on water?
In the early 5th century, Italy was under attack by Germanic & Hunnic tribes.
Fleeing invasions, people sought refuge in the muddy, marshy Venetian lagoon
The water was their wall. a natural fortress that enemies couldn’t easily cross (source)
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