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''This page contains information about a typical Venetian well.'' {{for|a list of wells|Wells}} | ''This page contains information about a typical Venetian well.'' {{for|a list of wells|Wells}} | ||
A well | A well is a water system built by Venetians to collect and filter rain to be stored as freshwater. | ||
[[Image:Diagram of Cistern.png|right|thumb|Diagram of a typical cistern below a wellhead.<ref>Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21</ref>]] | [[Image:Diagram of Cistern.png|400px|right|none|thumb|Diagram of a typical cistern below a wellhead.<ref>Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21</ref>]] | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
A typical well has an underground cistern, a well shaft, drains and a layer of fine river sand between the cistern and the pavement. | A typical well has an underground cistern, a well shaft, drains and a layer of fine river sand between the cistern and the pavement. | ||
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==Well Shaft== | ==Well Shaft== | ||
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==Drains== | ==Drains== | ||
The drains were built in order to collect rain water. Typically there are two or four drain equally spread out around the wellhead. The image below shows a picture of a drain. | |||
[[File:welldrain.jpg|thumb|none|400px]] | |||
== Filtration System == | |||
Under each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called ''pozzali'' which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of a material similar to the ''pozzoli'' of the rainwater basins, which filtered the water as it enters. | |||
==Current Water Supply== | ==Current Water Supply== | ||
Venice is now supplied with water from the mainland, traveling underground through pipes from the commune Trebaseleghe which is filled by 120 artisan wells. | Venice is now supplied with water from the mainland, traveling underground through pipes from the commune Trebaseleghe which is filled by 120 artisan wells. | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Wells]] | |||
*[[Wellhead]] | |||
*[[Wellheads]] | |||
==Reference== | |||
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==External Links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_well English Wikipedia page on Well] | |||
[[Category:Wellheads]] | |||
[[Category:Functional Artifacts]] | |||
[[Category:Public Art]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 30 October 2025
This page contains information about a typical Venetian well.
A well is a water system built by Venetians to collect and filter rain to be stored as freshwater.
Structure
A typical well has an underground cistern, a well shaft, drains and a layer of fine river sand between the cistern and the pavement.
Well Shaft
While functioning as Venetians main water supply, the actual well shaft that extended from the wellhead to the cistern was made from bricks and lined with a layer of impermeable clay.
Cistern
The cisterns were made with large stones and then lined with impermeable clay that prevented the fresh water from leaking out and more importantly prevented salt water from leaking in and contaminating the water supply.
Drains
The drains were built in order to collect rain water. Typically there are two or four drain equally spread out around the wellhead. The image below shows a picture of a drain.
Filtration System
Under each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called pozzali which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of a material similar to the pozzoli of the rainwater basins, which filtered the water as it enters.
Current Water Supply
Venice is now supplied with water from the mainland, traveling underground through pipes from the commune Trebaseleghe which is filled by 120 artisan wells.
See Also
Reference
- ↑ Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21