How come buildings in Venice don't errode away and collapse?

Question

I saw on Casino Royale that they have these blow up things in the basement, is that right?

Answer 1

Venice is partly built on pileworks made of wood and partly on pre existent islands , means that just half of the city stands on wood piles... You can tell when you're walking on an island cos the ground looks kinda regular , and when you see it being very irregular means it's on the piles... I heard wood kinda absorbed well water so it became stronger , and that's why Venice doesn't collapse . ANYWAY , Venice IS slowly collapsing. Waves done by boats are the most dangerous effect for Venice stability....not only little boats: think that huge cruise boats pass everyday in front of St Marks square, just to give tourists a nice sight when they arrive or they go away by boat...Imagine the disasters