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What is Venipedia? Venipedia is a wiki-based website dedicated to the study of the city of Venice, Italy. It is intended as a repository for unique information and data primarily collected by the Venice Project Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. With decades of projects dedicated to the study of Venetian architecture, art, bridges, canals, churches, ecosystems, infrastructure, tourism, transportation, and more, we are now releasing our data to the world through this site. There are already many Venetian resources on the internet, including both the English and Italian Wikipedias and various Italian-language sites. While these resources are adequate for some purposes, there are also some problems associated with these sources. For example, Wikipedia is a general-knowledge encyclopedia that provides neither detailed information nor concrete data. This website aims to fill the gap of of an English-language, data-driven website about Venice. Please check back regularly for updates.

Featured Article: Wellhead This page contains information about a typical Venetian wellhead. For a list of wellheads, see Wellheads. A wellhead, vera da pozzo, is the only exposed part of the well system in Venice. The wellhead served as a cap on the well to prevent debris from falling into the well and contaminating the fresh water supply. As the well system is no longer the main source of fresh water for Venetians; the Venetian Wellhead is now only considered public art and a vital aspect of the city's historical and artistic value. see Public art preservation History A wellhead, known locally as “vera da pozzo”, is the visible cap to an underground [well] that stored and filtered rain water in Venice. The term ‘vera da pozzo’ and it’s many alternatives – anello, corona, ..→ Analytics at a glance... The figure above represents results from Google Analytics taken from October 2010-2012. The site had a total of 43,090 different visitors with a return rate of 21.41%. Continue to check back for updates! Did you know Insert Facts Here. New to Wiki? Check out the Help section! Contribute!