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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establi... [read more]
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establi... [read more] Blog: Venice is Dying
Date: January 6th 2007
If Rome is a city for archaeologists, and Florence is for art, then Venice is a city for miracles. Gasping for breath above its eternally sinking bulk, Venice slowly slides beneath the waves of history. It is a city that defies nature: the city's 100+ islands were built on the silt left by a delta in the river. Massive, wooden pillars were sunk into the clay beneath to hold up the founda ... read more
Date: January 6th 2007
If Rome is a city for archaeologists, and Florence is for art, then Venice is a city for miracles. Gasping for breath above its eternally sinking bulk, Venice slowly slides beneath the waves of history. It is a city that defies nature: the city's 100+ islands were built on the silt left by a delta in the river. Massive, wooden pillars were sunk into the clay beneath to hold up the founda ... read more
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