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Venipedia is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you.

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Featured Article: Istria Stone

Istria stones, or Pietra d'Istria, are the signature white marble-looking stones upon which Venice is built. These stones share a common history with Venice because their unique properties.

History

Istria stones are harvested from quarries in Istria County, Croatia. Most of the stones were hued from the main quarries near Kirmenjak, Croatia and hence the stone is commonly referred to as Kirmenjak. The stones are believed to ..→

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...that the Centro Maree is responsible for sending out the tide forecast and acqua alta warnings in Venice?
...there are 1,098 coats of arms in Venice?
...that Venice is the cruise ship capital of the Mediterranean?
...there are 238 wellheads in Venice?
...Venice is composed of 182 canals that are navigated by public transportation boats along with more traditional gondolas?
...that the Venetian sewage system was once the most advanced in the world?
...the greatest flood in history was the flood of 1966 which destroyed billions of dollars worth of art?
...the 2650 streets of Venice are connected by 433 bridges?

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-'''Venipedia''' is a wiki-based website dedicated to providing unique information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. Although there are already several sources on the internet about Venice, including both the English and Italian Wikipedia websites as well as various Italian organizations, there are some issues associated with such sources. Wikipedia is a general knowledge encyclopedia that does not give very detailed information and provides almost no data about Venice. The Italian Wikipedia and Italian organizations provide more data, yet both types of resources are largely unavailable to the English speaking audience because these resources are written in Italian. Venipedia aims to fill the gap between these available resources by providing data-driven information to English speakers.
+<p style="padding: 0px 5px;">'''Venipedia''' is a non-commercial wiki-based website dedicated to providing original information and data about the city of Venice, Italy. With the goal of cataloging and understanding every aspect of the unique culture, organization, and history, Venipedia seeks to provide English-speakers with a definitive compendium of up-to-date data on the incredible examples of human achievement found in Venice. Venipedia aims to fill the information gap left by other online knowledge bases by serving as a more detailed and data-oriented primary resource. Whether you are a curious individual or an official organization conducting research, Venipedia is dedicated to preserving all that Venice has to offer the world, and making it available to you.</p>
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 *...there are 1,098 [[coats of arms]] in Venice?
-*...that Venice is the [[cruise ship]] capital of the Mediterranean?
+*...that Venice is the [[Cruise ships|cruise ship]] capital of the Mediterranean?
-*...there are 238 [[well heads]] in Venice?
+*...there are 238 [[wellheads]] in Venice?
-*...Venice is composed of 182 [[canals]] that are navigated by [[public transportation boats]] along with more traditional [[gondolas]]?
+*...Venice is composed of 182 [[canals]] that are navigated by [[ACTV Boat Lines|public transportation boats]] along with more traditional [[gondolas]]?
-*...that the Venetian [[sewage]] system was once the most advanced in the world?
+*...that the Venetian [[Sewage disposal|sewage]] system was once the most advanced in the world?
 *...the greatest flood in history was the [[flood of 1966]] which destroyed billions of dollars worth of art?
-*...the [[2650]] streets of Venice are connected by [[433]] bridges?
+*...the [[Streets|2650 streets]] of Venice are connected by [[Bridges|433 bridges]]?
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