Venice could lose its status as a World Heritage Site—a designation is was granted in 1987—after the worst flooding in more than 50 years has caused major damage and destruction to museums, stores and at least 50 churches in the city.
Tourists and residents resume their normal routine at a bar in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. High tidal waters returned to Venice on Sunday, days after the city experienced its worst flooding in more than 50 years. Venetians coped with another exceptional tide Sunday in a season that is setting records while other parts of Italy wrestled with a cornucopia of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche.
Because the salt water penetrates the building materials, damage is often much higher and deeper than the actual water levels. Due to its position in the lagoon, the water took longer to recede than from the historic center of Venice.Venice city hall noted the damage on Instagram, saying the basilica, “a container of priceless treasures,” had been “hard hit.”
The Venice Patriarchy estimates half of Venice’s 120 churches sustained some level of damage, with a preliminary average estimate of 60,000 euros each — not taking into account the city’s centerpiece, St. Mark’s Basilica. While damage to the crypt is expected to be extensive, Tesserin said it was too early to estimate. The basilica, which sits at Venice’s lowest point, was also battered by an exceptional flood in October 2018, with damage to the bronze metal doors and columns.
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