St. Mark's Basilica is now protected by transparent glass barriers that keep out the floodwaters of Acqua Alta events, as seen in this photo from December 10, 2022. The high tide was too low to operate the MOSE Experimental Electromechanical Module that protects the city of Venice from floods. Photo by Andrea Pattaro for AFP via Getty Images.

Venice Successfully Deployed a Very Low-Tech Measure to Protect Saint Mark’s Basilica From High Tide: Glass Barriers

Saint Mark’s Basilica stayed nice and drying during flooding earlier this month.

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