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The Italian city of Venice is renowned as a UNESCO world heritage site, famous for its canals, bridges and architecture. But the very thing that makes Venice so unique - the shallow Venetian lagoon and the 118 small islands that make up the city - is also what is threatening to destroy it.But work is continuing to save the city for future generations.

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