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ST. PATRICK'S WELL
Created by the will of Pope Clemens VII and the extraordinary architectural genius of Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane ( helped by Giovanni Battista da Cortona), the well was started in 1528 and completed in 1537. It is a 62 – metre-deep and 13-metre-wide cylindrical hole with two spiral stairs illuminated by 72 arched windows, which channel the light of the central part. The two overlapping stairs are the peculiarity of the construction: they provided a passage for hundreds of pack animals ( one going upwards, the other downwards, in order not to create any hindrances), loaded with leather bags full of water takes from the San Zeno springs.
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