Headwell
Corte del Calderer with a headwell made of red Verona marble, ancient herringbone brick paving, and a door to the garden of Palazzo Bru Zane. Before modern plumbing existed in Venice, the main source of fresh water came from cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center of the many public campi of Venice. The cisterns were topped with stone wellheads that often were decorated with floral motifs, symbols, and even family crests or scuole emblems. Wellheads were not only functional and useful, but also enhanced the architecture and aesthetics of the city and were a medium through which the government, scuole, and nobile patricians expressed their identity. Venice 2014
Headwell
Corte del Calderer with a headwell made of red Verona marble, ancient herringbone brick paving, and a door to the garden of Palazzo Bru Zane. Before modern plumbing existed in Venice, the main source of fresh water came from cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center of the many public campi of Venice. The cisterns were topped with stone wellheads that often were decorated with floral motifs, symbols, and even family crests or scuole emblems. Wellheads were not only functional and useful, but also enhanced the architecture and aesthetics of the city and were a medium through which the government, scuole, and nobile patricians expressed their identity. Venice 2014