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How many wooden piles were driven into the mud to support just ONE Venice church, Santa Maria della Salute?

1.11 million
wooden piles
1,106,657 exactly, give or take
Records say 1,106,657 wooden piles were hammered into the lagoon mud to hold up this one church — and after 350+ years underwater, the wood has hardened almost to stone.SOURCEVenetian construction records, cited by the Venice heritage authority
Scale check: 1.11 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.
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