A project by Alena Doroshchuk

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Thousands of books have been written about Venice. Even more guidebooks. Dozens of tours take place here every day. But despite all this, I've had this feeling for years,
that Venice is often looked at with little understanding, how it works.

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Dates. Names. Photos of facades.

And very rarely the question:

Why exactly so?

— Why did the republic exist for more than a thousand years?
— Why don’t palaces sink into the water?
— Why did Venice have two symbols?
— Why is St. Mark's Square the only one? piazza in Venice?
— Why did the state trust the recommendations only to those
Who was responsible for her own reputation?

These questions are rarely asked during a regular tour.

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That's why this project came into being.

Венеция — историческая архитектура и каналы города

X This is not a blog.
X Not a collection of curious facts.
X And this is not an attempt to surprise with another urban legend.

This is an attempt explain
Venice through her own logic.

Show not only what happened here,
but also Why this became possible.

How to read a city
I don't call this an archive of facts.
I call it a way to read the city.

Every text that I will publish weekly,
will be the answer to a question that is rarely asked.

Each plot is based on

historical sources, architecture, documents and research.

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No clickbait

No myths

Without romantic decorations
Only facts and verified sources No legends without confirmation Without embellishment and unnecessary emotions

Only what helps see Venice deeper

If after reading at least one text
"Wait…
Now I understand,
why is this exactly so?
So this project will not be in vain.

Welcome.