Freshwater drinking fountain
Literally the term Nasone means big nose. It is the typical roman freshwater drinking fountain. The city of Rome began installing nasoni around the 1870s to provide fresh water supplies for citizens; today there are still between 2500 and 2800 Nasoni in Rome.
- Project Name: The Roman Aqueducts – Rome, Italy.
- Climate: Temperate – Mediterranean Climate
- Year: 1874
- Water Type: Drinkable
- Meaning: Fountains of contemporary Rome
- Users: Citizens
- Accessibility: Public
- Materials: Cast iron
- Temporality: Fixed
- Form: Point
- Use or function: Aside from the social-welfare benefits of supplying drinkable water to citizens, nasoni serve as needed ventilation valves for the Roman water-supply system.