The secrets of Venice
The secrets of Venice: since its early beginnings on the island of Torcello during the so–called “Dark Ages” (the 500s in the case of Venice), the village, then the town, and finally the city, depended exclusively on rain for its supply of fresh water. Thus, over the centuries, more and more complex underground cisterns were built, with more and more sophisticated filtration systems to try and make the water as pure as possible —which, in many cases, wasn’t saying much.
Each cistern supplied a small neighborhood (there were private ones in palazzi too, as you can guess...) and the wells that gave access were often genuine works of art.
This one is a delicate piece or marble that I thought looked nice in black-and-white.
A well coping is referred to as vera da pozzo in Italian.
The secrets of Venice
The secrets of Venice: since its early beginnings on the island of Torcello during the so–called “Dark Ages” (the 500s in the case of Venice), the village, then the town, and finally the city, depended exclusively on rain for its supply of fresh water. Thus, over the centuries, more and more complex underground cisterns were built, with more and more sophisticated filtration systems to try and make the water as pure as possible —which, in many cases, wasn’t saying much.
Each cistern supplied a small neighborhood (there were private ones in palazzi too, as you can guess...) and the wells that gave access were often genuine works of art.
This one is a delicate piece or marble that I thought looked nice in black-and-white.
A well coping is referred to as vera da pozzo in Italian.