It
gets it’s name from Petrarch who visited this monumental structure and
defined it a “piscina mirabile” (admirable pool). It is the reservoir that
collected rainwater for the fleet at Miseno; an imposing construction, 15 metres
high, 70 metres long and 25 metres wide. It has preserved it’s waterproof
plaster covering that, during the period it was not used, was scraped in order
to obtain the useful deposits, left on it’s walls, for making gun powder.
Inside
the Piscina Mirabile – F. Morghen – XV111 century