Piscina Mirabilis is the largest and most monumental cistern of drinkable water ever built by the ancient Romans. It had the function of supplying water to the numerous ships belonging to the Classis Misenensis of the Roman Navy, once moored in the nearby port of Miseno. The cistern, also known as "the Water Cathedral " for its largeness and majesty, is located in Bauli, the name that the ancient Romans gave to the current city of Bacoli.
The Ancient Cistern
Piscina Mirabilis, partly dug into the tuff, had the capacity of 12,600 cubic meters of water! It was built on a quadrangular plan to obtain four rows of twelve cruciform pillars that divide the interior space into five long and thirteen short naves to support the vault. On the latter it is set the roof terrace paved in terracotta fragments and lime, communicating with the interior by several doors." daqui
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