Like many buildings in Venice, it is built on soft ground, supported by wooden piles.
Dormitories are built upon wooden raised piles, usually measuring four feet above the ground.
It was supported by 3,865 wooden piles, driven deep into the bottom of the river.
It was built on 13,659 wooden piles and cost 8.5 million gulden.
Most of the structures will be built on wooden piles and are connected by walkways.
The people of the area worked in agriculture and their houses were built on wooden piles.
Since the area is quite marshy, it was built on wooden piles.
Amsterdam was built in a similar way, with buildings on wooden piles.
The oldest is from the 8th century and may have been built on wooden piles driven into the ground.
The building was built on wooden piles preserved by sinking them under the water table.