Inner view of the cistern Palombaro Lungo, in Matera, a stone dug huge water system.

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this huge underground cistern lies right under the central city square. Known as “The Water Cathedral,” this tank was once the biggest water drinking reserve used by inhabitants of Sasso Caveoso. With a complex network of water collection systems made up of various water channels, this 19th-century cistern holds a big part of Matera’s troglodyte past.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Matera, MT, Basilicata, Italy
Photo credit: © RM Flavio Massari / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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