1.   The Burchiello then heads into the Venetian lagoon, docking at the gardens of the Piazza San Marco.

2.   The floodgates would be built in lines at the entrances to the Venetian lagoon.

3.   One of the tiny islands in the Venetian lagoon became a center of Armenian studies.

4.   Scores of Adriatic fishing boats sailed into the Venetian lagoon Saturday to press their protests over the dangers of unexploded NATO bombs in the sea.

5.   The barriers would be erected on the Adriatic seabed near the entrance to the Venetian lagoon.

6.   The government rejected the plan for flood gates last month, saying it might turn the Venetian lagoon into a stagnant pool, cut off from the Adriatic.

7.   The Murano, named for the islands in the Venetian lagoon, was introduced Wednesday during media previews at the New York International Auto Show.