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Featured Article: Well

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.

Diagram of a typical cistern below a wellhead.[1]

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 ..→

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  1. Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21