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former site of the cistern of the Bagni di Bacco, adjoining
the church of S.Antonio, is today occupied by a street
and partially by a vegetable garden. The portion occupied
by the street is bounded to the West by a building that
was built on top of the cistern wall and to the East
by a modern wall separating the street from the vegetable
garden. The original northern, eastern and western walls
of the cistern are still clearly visible in the garden;
such walls are built with a concrete mix similar to
that used for the ancient walls of the cistern included
within the convent of Santa Chiara. The cistern had
overall dimensions of 57 x 58 feet. The concrete masonry
of the walls, still visible on the inside of the portion
enclosed within the vegetable garden, has a height from
ground level ranging from 6,1 to 6,6 feet. An estimate
of the capacity of the basin would be rather unrealistic
as the actual height and depth of the same are unknown.
The cistern possibly used to supply water to the baths
of Piazza Tommasi. |
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