Bernhard Sitzwohl
Highwater Bookstore Venice
Libreria Aqua Alta di Frizzo Luigi in Venice at the Rio Tette.
The fireexit leads to the canal. In the times of high water (1/3 of the year) the floor is flooded, therefore all the books are in shelfs,rackets and all sort of tubs. There is also an original gondola in the shop near the cash desk where the store books inside (unfortunately to dense to photograph).
At the fireexit they placed some chairs from which you can watch the Canale and the boats passing by. Tourists passing by in gondolas can sneak a view into the library.
And if you happen to fall into the canale there is also a life buoy at hand.
Highwater Bookstore Venice
Libreria Aqua Alta di Frizzo Luigi in Venice at the Rio Tette.
The fireexit leads to the canal. In the times of high water (1/3 of the year) the floor is flooded, therefore all the books are in shelfs,rackets and all sort of tubs. There is also an original gondola in the shop near the cash desk where the store books inside (unfortunately to dense to photograph).
At the fireexit they placed some chairs from which you can watch the Canale and the boats passing by. Tourists passing by in gondolas can sneak a view into the library.
And if you happen to fall into the canale there is also a life buoy at hand.