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Venice is one of Europe's most beautiful and popular tourist attractions, but residents of the city are not celebrating. In a symbolic protest that both mourned the city's... More »
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Deutsche Welle - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Mock Funeral for Venice Dramatizes Flight of Residents From... |
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A fake coffin was floated through Venice on Saturday and then carried through the streets. An electronic counter displayed the population of the city's center, down from... More »
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New York Times - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Mock Funeral Mourns Venice's Shrinking Population |
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VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - A procession of gondolas accompanied a pink coffin along Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral to protest against the steep decline in... More »
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ABC News - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Mock funeral mourns Venice's shrinking population |
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VENICE, Italy -- A procession of gondolas accompanied a pink coffin along Venice's Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral to protest against the steep decline in the... More »
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Canada.com - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either |
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... at 7:02 AM Comments (0) Print view Share A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded... More »
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Seattle Times - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Funeral held for Venetians' 'dying city' |
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Two-thirds of city's natives driven out by flood of tourists who force up prices Close getty images Visitor numbers are soaring, despite frequent floods in the city centre... More »
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The Independent - Nov. 13, 2009
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| Venice stages its own 'funeral' to mourn its population... |
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Once the centre of a mighty trading empire that dominated the eastern Mediterranean, the "Queen of the Adriatic's" population has been dropping for years and has... More »
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Telegraph - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Death of Venice |
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Venice may be brimming with Renaissance treasures, churches and palaces, but it has staged a 'funeral' to mourn the decline of its most precious resource people. The... More »
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Telegraph - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either |
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Native Venetians stage a mock funeral procession in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Historic Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum, with a... More »
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KTAR.com - Nov. 14, 2009
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| Few call Venice home, but it's not history, either |
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A dozen gondolas snaked down the Grand Canal on Saturday in a mock funeral procession bemoaning Venice's approach to the dreaded status of living museum, with a population... More »
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KansasCity.com - Nov. 14, 2009
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