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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: Flagstaff Pedestal

This page contains information about a typical Venetian flagstaff pedestal. For a list of flagstaff pedestals, see Flagstaff_Pedestals.

A flagstaff pedestal, pili portabandiera, is a piece of material culture used to display flags symbolizing ownership or allegiance to an organization.

Structure

A typical flagstaff pedestal has two main parts, a flagstaff and a pedestal. They are usually connected by brackets, but many flagstaffs are anchored in the center of the pedestal to which they are connected.

A pedestal may or may not be connected to a flagstaff.

Pedestals sides ..→

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Did you know...

...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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