The House of the Seven Chimneys was built as a popular housing in 1700.
Was born as a poor building to house the workers from nearby factories (cotton
mills, spinning mills).The House has an unusual feature ,of having lined up on the side facing the channel seven fireplaces.
The House of the Seven Chimneys- Venice
The House of the Seven Chimneys has undergone a major restructuring in 1995. To save it from high water, among other works, the building, heavy six hundred tons, was cut at the base and raised 40 centimeters (in just three days, using 62 hydraulic jacks ).
The restoration made almost unrecognizable the House of the Seven fireplaces, but still maintaining a feature which took place over the centuries: by the weight of the chimneys on the facade overlooking the river, a very slight slope forward.
The Municipality of Venice, the property owner, gets seven small apartments on the ground floor, in
addition to the 14 existing on the upper floors. On the opinion of the Venetians, after the
restoration, the house of the seven chimneys ,has lost its original beauty coming to resemble a rural house on the mainland.
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The House of the Seven Chimneys- Venice
In Venice, a major problem is the high water, that ,when it comes invades the ground floor of many buildings, making them uninhabitable. Among the other buildings in high flood risk, who need a lift of at least 80 cm, there are the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, Rialto; the Church of San Moise near San Marco.
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The lifting system of the buildings with the jacks is not a novelty for Venice. Already in 1980, the building that houses the High School Marco Polo in the immediate vicinity of the Ponte delle meravegie (Wonderland), was lifted to 90 cm with the same sistem.
These types of lifts in, addition to the high cost, do not guarantee a uniform lifting, (in spite of the sensors placed at various points of the building to control the safe lifting), sudden movements risks the collapse of the entire building.
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