Settis Argument On The City Of Venice

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In all honesty, I do agree with Settis argument. For example, one of his main points was that Venice could lose its soul if humans do not take care of its historical sites and start replacing them with new inventions like skyscrapers. To compare, Venice original monuments is the city's natural beauty and many cities in today's era don't have that. Also, I agree with why Settis is worried about the increase of docking boats and flooding because destructions like the ones similar that hurricane Mathew created could unexpectedly occur. However, if that were to happen it’s not like local community members could just rebuild the structures like how some did when hurricane Matthew destroyed their area. It’s different because Venice has more historical

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