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What is Venipedia? Venipedia is a wiki-based website dedicated to the study of the city of Venice, Italy. Venipedia provides primary Venetian data about specific topics, such as Coats of Arms, that are largely ignored by other sites. To learn more about the purpose, content, and approach that separates Venipedia from other websites visit the About Venipedia page.

Featured Article: Damage to public art Exposure to the elements can wear down the hardest stone, rendering it illegible Public art, because its ownership is ambiguous and it is usually exposed to the elements, endures daily threats from a variety of different sources. Natural Damage The decay of a piece of outdoor sculpture in Venice, once depicting an angel but no longer recognizable The Venetian climate is a hostile environment; art is exposed to salt spray, direct sunlight, high humidity, and erosive factors. Venice experiences freezing temperatures in wintertime. Liquid water that has entered porous stone can freeze then crystallize and expand, often producing a cascading effect of cracks throughout the stone. In other seasons, high humidity and the warmth of the sun combine to cyclically hydrate and dehydrate the stone on a ..→

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