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''Piscina'' translates to "pool" and refers to a [[street]] which at one time was a dead-end [[canal]]. These dead-end [[canals]] were pools of water which would often sit stagnant. These dead-end [[canals]] were eventually filled in and paved over to form streets.<ref>Giulio Lorenzetti, ''Venice and its Lagoon'', (1994)</ref> | ''Piscina'' translates to "pool" and refers to a [[street]] which at one time was a dead-end [[canal]]. These dead-end [[canals]] were pools of water which would often sit stagnant. These dead-end [[canals]] were eventually filled in and paved over to form streets.<ref>Giulio Lorenzetti, ''Venice and its Lagoon'', (1994)</ref> | ||
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Piscina translates to "pool" and refers to a street which at one time was a dead-end canal. These dead-end canals were pools of water which would often sit stagnant. These dead-end canals were eventually filled in and paved over to form streets.[1]
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- ↑ Giulio Lorenzetti, Venice and its Lagoon, (1994)