The Crazy Engineering of Venice

What do you all think of Venice? It's definitely my favorite city 🙌 Shoutout to Displate for making this vid possible, check out their new Textra posters here: displate.com/primalspace

That water collection and waste management system was genius.

I can't believe that Venice designed so many things that are still around today from scratch; it's truly a marvel of engineering, even still today.

I visited Venice as a 15 year old and I will always tell people that it is the most beautiful city I have ever visited. You can literally sit down in any part of the city and just stare all day (and it'll be a day well spent) because you are too afraid that you will forget the beauty of the view if you stop looking.

Living in Venice has truly been an experience that is way beyond any other city. It’s crazy how every corner I turn, even after 6 years of living there, there is history and culture to explore.

It's also important to note that the Venetians were masters of Engineering when it came to shipbuilding as well. Their "Arsenal" was capable of producing a warship every day, and was one of the first places to use standardized parts- being one of the largest scale pre-industrial construction sites

I never gave Venice much thought until now. It's truly impressive to see what had to be done to make it livable. The ingenuity of the builders is amazing. Ty for sharing this.

I was just in Venice two weeks ago, and I was impressed by literally everything, from seeing oriental European buildings, beautiful houses coupled with cozy canals, and trying delicious cicchetti’s. I have memories of a lifetime, hope to see it again ! Also this video adds a lot of perspectives on they actually did it !

Best YT short documentary I've watched in ages. I don't remember the last time I've been this captivated.

I think it is crazy that from a small ground of people cowering from the Huns, Venice turned into a powerhouse that rivaled even the most powerful medieval/renaissance empires!

I still think it's incredible that most of the original logs from 452 are still there holding up after over 1000 years

I took my family to Venice a couple months ago. We also visited Rome, Florence, and Milan. Venice was definitely a magical place. It was one of the best trips we've been on.

2 years ago I went to Venice. One thing I liked most about Venice is the silence, no noisy transport. Venice is definitely a city I would like to visit again in the future.

The way Venice people solved their problems without creating any side effects is amazing. I liked the most their solution to get clean water. Thank you for the fascinating explanation and well-detailed graphics.

My mom, brother and I went to visit Venice over 15 years ago, and I still remember it vividly. The whole city is like a giant art piece, everywhere you look is just amazingly beautiful. Thank you for this video!

It is good to mention that heavily forested areas in Istria and other nearby islands that were cut down millions of trees to build Venice, still didn't recover nor returned to original state, but deforesting whole regions cause soil erosion due to strong winds and other natural elements, where many areas until this day have no soil to grow anything just pure rock.

We visited Venice in 2019 and were lucky to have an Italian friend act as our guide. He took us through back canals and dizzying alleyways - far from the tourists and gift shops. What was most amazing to me and what I remember vividly was turning a few corners and then having the awe inspiring feeling of traveling back in time. One small secret piazza, away from the touristy madness, felt as if we had transported back to the 1500s. We stood for a moment and took it all in. Then we continued, around a couple of corners and alleyways, and *poof*…just like that - we were back in the 21st century. Amazing!

The fact that the same logs have been holding the city up for over a 1000 years is incredible. Like, i would've thought that they would've been gradually replaced with more modern materials. But, i guess you can't beat the classics. I actually had the privilege of visiting Venice a couple years ago, it is a beautiful city. I can't recommend it enough for tourists.

It’s crazy how creative people can get when there’s a need for it, as seen in this video.

Before watching this video, when I heard the word "Venice" I thought of spaghetti eating gondoleers singing "O Solo Mio" to tourists. I now have tons of respect for the past thousand years of engineering on the part of Venetians...what a history.