French Astronaut shares images of Venice from space

Team Udayavani, Aug 20, 2021, 2:19 PM IST

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently aboard the ISS, showed a few beautiful images of Italy’s floating city Venice.

He posted several photographs of the historic city after the Italian authorities placed a ban on cruise ships entering Venice’s historic centre.

He wrote, “Most of us know it for its watery canals, bridges and melodic gondoliers but the unsung heroes of Venice are actually thick wooden planks,”

“Earlier this month, a ban on large vessels came into force, stopping cruise ships from entering the lagoon and hopefully helping to sustain this UNESCO site for the future.” he continued.

 

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The post has gone viral on social media. The images have garnered more than 86,000 likes on the photo-video sharing platform. BBC reported, Italy recently banned large cruise ships from entering into the historic city in order to protect its ecosystem and heritage. Italian authorities approved a ban on cruise ships entering the city’s Giudecca canal after years of protests from residents and others to protect the floating city from the downsides of mass tourism.