Drones and digital twins could help save Venice’s architectural treasures | CNN

cnn Nov 13, 2026 11:51 1 min read 1 reads

Preserving Venice’s most treasured monuments is a growing challenge, but innovative technologies could help detect signs of damage and aging.

A survey of the Church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice, used high-tech methods to capture the church’s architecture in three dimensions.

Francesca Zamengo

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With its canals, bridges and historic buildings, Venice has an extraordinary architectural legacy. But preserving many of its most treasured monuments presents a growing challenge.

In recent years, floods have damaged historic structures across the city, including the iconic St. Mark’s Basilica and other UNESCO World Heritage sites.