An ancient dock of the Serenissima Republic of Venice re-emerges from the building site at Alberoni
LIDO DI VENEZIA – Aancient dock of the Serenissima resurfaces from the construction site to Alberoni. This is the surprise that emerged, about ten days ago, from the construction site in Strada della Marina where, by the end of 2023, 23 new apartments should be inaugurated in two buildings each. The company immediately notified the Superintendency and stopped the work in progress to go to the bottom. Another unexpected event, after Covid, in the last two years, has inevitably caused slowdowns. The stop, however, does not make the proposers lose confidence in the success of the entrepreneurial operation. A choice of great responsibility pending the findings.
AREA
The area is adjacent to the football field of the Alberoni patronage near the church of Santa Maria Elisabetta and close to via della Droma. The Iuvenilia company of Valerio Bernardinello di Fossò is carrying out the construction project. In addition to the houses, all the services attached to the new residents, green areas and underground car parks will naturally be prepared. Precisely during these excavations in the subsoil for the construction of services related to apartments, garages and other areas at the service of the tenants, here is the discovery: the workers have noticed important and consistent traces of what, at first glance, might seem an ancient dock . There are paths and wooden beams that appear to be in excellent condition. The dating that could date back to the Middle Ages, or in more recent times, is still uncertain. The findings are however in good condition. What is certain is that no one, before the excavations, knew of the existence of such a situation underground. In recent days, there has already been an inspection of the archaeological sector: the experts have taken photos, acquired samples to be analyzed and data to be cataloged. Meanwhile, the excavation work on the site is at a standstill, the area has been covered with sheets to keep the area unchanged while waiting for what to understand will come out of the exams. Work is underway on some preparatory works on the site without affecting the excavation area. Another inspection could be next week.
RESEARCH
Historical sources are also sought to understand if there are testimonies that in that point, or in the area, attest to the presence of a dock in the past. The discovery has aroused great curiosity throughout the country which is located in the southern tip of the island and where they reside in about the seventeenth century. The news spread quickly to the Alberoni and beyond. It goes that the Lido has always been a particularly rich area from the point of view of archaeological discoveries. For example, think of the ancient fort of the Quattro Fontane unearthed while excavation works were in progress for what was to be the new cinema building and instead, we are in the hole of shame. A dock at the Alberoni, however, is absolutely new. «In general – Bernardinello explained a few months ago – by 2022, we hope to have completed the rough part of the work and therefore to be able to begin the finishes. We wanted to focus on a calibrated operation that does not distort the territory, but which, instead, can give another boost of vitality. It is still too early to see at least the first of the two new buildings appear, but as soon as we arrive at this stage we will give all the details of the intervention in detail. For now we are content to have left. We hope not to have further obstacles independent of our will because we care about our initiative ».