Il Pozzo di san Patrizio

In 1527, in the day following the sacking of Rome, Pope Clement VII took refuge in Orvieto. To provision with water the Albornoz fortress in case of siege or conflict, this well was built, based on a plan of Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane. The St. Patrick well, completed in 1537, is 62 metres deep…Przeczytaj więcej

The Pozzo di San Patrizio (English: "St. Patrick's Well") is a historic well in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy. It was built by architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger of Florence, between 1527 and 1537, at the behest of Pope Clement VII who had taken refuge at Orvieto during the sack of…Przeczytaj więcej

The perfect water hole, an an amazing place designed by the reinassance architect Antonio Da Sangallo.

Very little or nothing and in fact this amazing masterpiece of hydraulic engineering was originally named Pozzo della Rocca (the fortress well), as it is close to the Albornoz fortress.

L'accesso al pozzo, capolavoro di ingegneria, è garantito da due rampe elicoidali a senso unico, completamente autonome e servite da due diverse porte, che consentivano di trasportare con i muli l'acqua estratta, senza ostacolarsi e senza dover ricorrere all'unica via che saliva al paese dal…Przeczytaj więcej