EN The first silos in the area of the Grandi Molini was built in 1926 and is still in operation. It was joined over the years by other impressive buildings that rival in dimensions the industrial chimneys. To this original…

EN The Petrochemical compound was established in 1917 and represents the first stage of development of the whole industrial area. The area originally planned for the petrochemical industry was never fully occupied, and indeed it was preferred to expand into…

EN The reclaimed mud island was designed by the Water Authority of Venice in order to plant muds from the excavation and dredging activities of the canals, rivers and seabeds of the city of Venice and the whole Lagoon. Today…

EN We publish a series of imagines of the Chemistry Peninsula: the real heart of the Marghera industrial complex, a naked industry, a tangle of pipes that for years represented the main cause of the extraordinary pollution of the entire…