Venice started on a bunch of small islands.
Amsterdam started on a turf swamp.
Both used wooden pilings, both of considerable length.
Actually, the old townhall, opened in 1655, now a palace, was build on
13659 wooden pilings. At its time it was the biggest non-religious building
in the world. Not bad in a formerly swamp ;-)
Wouldn't buildings in Venice rely on the neighbours as well? I can't
imagine otherwise, after visiting this beautiful city last year.
Best, Frank
2013/10/8 Ken Norton
> > I suspect they did better in Venice where thousands of tree-trunks were
> used as piles. But
> > they didn't have even swamp to start with, I suspect. Just shallow
> water. And mosquitoes.
>
> In Amsterdam, I suspect that most of those buildings rely on the
> neighboring buildings to stay standing. You can't do much to one
> without it affecting an entire street.
>
>
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