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Venice and it’s Lagoon Where is it Located? Venice is a very beautiful city. It is located in the Province of Venezia, Veneto Region, Italy amongst about one hundred different islands. It is also the capital of that Region. It is in the northern part of Italy close to the border of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. It also on the cost of the Adriatic Sea. Why is it listed on the UNESCO list? Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world because of it’s lagoon. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it was founded in the 5th century AD and it has about 118 different island in that region. Some of the most famous artist have made this city a masterpiece from it’s architecture to it’s different paintings. The lagoon is 50,000 km² long. In the middles ages the Veneto Region was the most extraordinary build up of a little archipelago. The different nicknames are “The Floating City, The City of Water, and City of Canals”, but it is most famously known for being called “The Floating City” because it seems to be floating on water. In the 1980’s people thought that Venice was finally stable and would not sink anymore, but it turns out that they were wrong as they found out later on. Research has said that Venice is sinking 2 millimeter each year or 3 centimeters each century. However Everyone is still How long will it be until Venice is an underwater city? Why is it an important site? Venice is a cultural site on the world heritage list. Venice is a significant city because it is a very unique, there is no other city like it in the world. The reasons being it has existed since the 5th century and because of the way is was built on a lagoon with canals, the city had to adapt to it’s surroundings by building different types of architecture to make sure that it will be as stable for as long as it can be. Who manages the site and how is it being protected? In 1973 the Italian government introduced a special law which is intended to protect Venice. The law assists in the protection of landscape, archaeological, historical and artistic heritage. The overall responsibility for the protection of Venice belongs to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, there are also many local regional government bodies that help look after Venice and it’s ecosystem. Example of other supporting bodies are: Venice Water Authority and Port Authority of Venice, Superintendence of Historical and Artistic Heritage of Venice.

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Venice and it’s Lagoon  

 Where is it Located? 

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is located in the Province of Venezia, Veneto Region, Italy amongst about one hundred different islands. It is also the capital of that Region. It is in the northern part of Italy close to the border of Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. It also on the cost of the Adriatic Sea.  Why is it listed on the UNESCO list? 

Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world because of it’s lagoon. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it was founded in the 5th century AD and it has about 118 different island in that region. Some of the most famous artist have made this city a masterpiece from it’s architecture to it’s different paintings. The lagoon is 50,000 km² long. In the middles ages the Veneto Region was the most extraordinary build up of a little archipelago. The different nicknames are “The Floating City, The City of Water, and City of Canals”, but it is most famously known for being called “The Floating City” because it seems to be floating on water. In the 1980’s people thought that Venice was finally stable and would not sink anymore, but it turns out that they were wrong as they found out later on. Research has said that Venice is sinking 2 millimeter each year or 3 centimeters each century. However Everyone is still  ­­­ How long will it be until Venice is an underwater city?  Why is it an important site? 

Venice is a cultural site on the world heritage list. Venice is a significant city because it is a very unique, there is no other city like it in the world. The reasons being it has existed since the 5th century and because of the way is was built on a lagoon with canals, the city had to adapt to it’s surroundings by building different types of architecture to make sure that it will be as stable for as long as it can be.  Who manages the site and how is it being protected? 

 In 1973 the Italian government introduced a special law which is intended to protect Venice. The law assists in the protection of landscape, archaeological, historical and artistic heritage. The overall responsibility for the protection of Venice belongs to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, there are also many local regional government bodies that help look after Venice and it’s ecosystem. Example of other supporting bodies are: Venice Water Authority and Port Authority of Venice, Superintendence of Historical and Artistic Heritage of Venice. 

  What danger or threats does this site face to it’s conservation? 

The sad thing about Venice is that it will always be under threat because it is likely to become an underwater city, as Venice is always sinking. In 2012 scientist discovered that Venice is sinking 5 times fast then they thought. Venice is now incurring more floods. Now that Venice is sinking more than ever before, people are starting to get worried and are doing every they can to make sure that it will be around for as long as possible, even though some people think that is might sink in 5 decades. In 1973 the Italian government introduced a special law which is intended to protect Venice.  Why should this site be protected? 

This site should be protected because this is such a unique area and so many people love to visit Venice. It also carries so much history along with it. Now that we know that it is sinking much more than before we should make sure we find a way to hold onto the spectacular city so that everyone who lives there won’t lose their house for a long time and it won’t become a “divers paradise” any time soon.  Why does this site deserve to be placed on the “World’s Most Fascinating Places” list? 

This site deserves to be placed on this list because it is a one of a kind city. There is no other place like this in the world for the reasons shown above. There is so much history behind this site and if you learn all of the history it is very fascinating. So many people have different opinions about Venice and it’s future. This site definitely deserve to be on the “World’s Most Fascinating Place” list.