Sette Sale - Cistern ( cisterna
delle sette sale )
This
gigantic cistern fed the Baths of Trajan,
the monumental nature and size of which
required a special water supply.
The building is completely artificial, and the
visible parts are faced in brickwork.
It
was built on two levels, the lower one resting
directly on the ground, with the sole
function of raising the actual water container so
that the pressure was always sufficient to feed
the baths.
The cistern consists of nine parallel
compartments: the tank had a capacity of over
8 million liters and was partly embedded in the
ground and rendered more solid by the use of
rectangular buttresses.
The
interior of the compartments is lined in waterproof
terracotta paste right up to the barrel vaulting,
which was constructed on a double camber strip of
different sized bricks of which the imprints
are still visible in the concrete.
Information and Addresses
Address Via delle Terme di Traiano, 5/B
Price
€ 3,00; concessions € 1,50
For
Tours information
– private guided tours – special entrances, no waiting in
line - VIP services
www.tourinrome.com
www.vaticanmuseuminformation.com
www.vaticanmuseumticket.com
