MOSE

Also known as MOSE project

right|thumb|Acqua alta [[floods in Piazza San Marco, November, 2004. The increasing frequency of this type of event caused considerable damage and prompted projects such as MOSE.]]

Key facts

Building.name: MOSEModulo sperimentale elettromeccanico
Building.image: 05 bocca di lido.jpg
Building.image_caption: A 2012 aerial photograph of the Lido inlet and the worksites where MOSE was constructed
Building.location_town: Venice
Building.location_country: Italy
Building.years_built: 2003 – 2019
Building.groundbreaking_date: May 14, 2003
Building.completion_date: Last barrier laid down on January 30, 2019, completion initially set for 2021. Still to be completed as of November 2025.
Building.inauguration_date: October 3, 2020
Building.number_of_units: 3

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.mosevenezia.eu
Image: Mose 3D fr.jpg

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Commons category: MOSE Project
service entry: 2020-10-03

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21 sections

Contents

Origin of the name
Context
Baby MOSE
Objectives
Operating principles
Chronology
Construction
Lagoon inlet construction sites
Lido inlet
Malamocco inlet
Chioggia inlet
Hinges
Work progress
Venice Arsenal
Specifications
Projections
Criticism, corruption, and court cases
See also
Notes
References
External links

right|thumb|Acqua alta [[floods in Piazza San Marco, November, 2004. The increasing frequency of this type of event caused considerable damage and prompted projects such as MOSE.]]

MOSE () is a project intended to protect the city of Venice, Italy, and the Venetian Lagoon from flooding.