MAKE A MEME View Large Image Orvieto italy well.jpg en Pozzo San Patrizio well built on the orders of the pope During the Sack of Rome in 1527 the Pope took refuge at Orvieto and fearing that in the event of siege by Charles' troops the city's water might prove ...
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Keywords: Orvieto italy well.jpg en Pozzo San Patrizio well built on the orders of the pope During the Sack of Rome in 1527 the Pope took refuge at Orvieto and fearing that in the event of siege by Charles' troops the city's water might prove insufficient he had this spectacular well constructed by the architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger 1527 ‘37 with double helical ramps for one-way traffic so that mules laden with water-jars might pass down then up again unobstructed Its inscription boasts QUOD NATURA MUNIMENTO INVIDERAT INDUSTRIA ADIECIT what nature stinted for provision let application supply it Pozzo di San Patrizio Orvieto 2006-04-09 16 36 Bob Tubbs Bob Tubbs other versions Saint Patrick's well Orvieto
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