Water supply
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Porta Bigolo con acqua — water bearer — Zompini — Arti #24
“Porta Bigolo con acqua” (water bearer) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Getano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Why rainwater?
The Venetians relied mostly on rainwater for their water supply, because other sources were unaccessible or unacceptable
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Well, actually
Venice has been described as a city on water without water – still there’s a well in every square and every courtyard