The city of Venice sits on top of a lagoon, first built atop of wooden flotsam by people who were fleeing from a war that was being fought all around them. As more and more refugees arrived, more and more flotsam was lashed together to float on the lagoon. During low tides, lumber could be brought to build small homes and over time the small refugee camp grew into a city with an S shaped great canal winding between the sandbars and small canals jutting off of it to connect a variety of architecture that has come to be inspired by the plethora of Venice’s trading partners. The facade of Venice truly reflects the composition of its residents- assorted.