Woraus zisterne besteht
A reservoir for storing water.
- Reservoir — hat als Teil. A container for water.
- Waterproof plaster lining — hat als Teil. Plaster on hydraulic mortar.
- Gutter — nutzt. Water is collected from roofs and squares.
- Roman concrete — ist hergestellt aus. Roman cisterns were built of concrete with hydraulic mortar.
- Stone — ist hergestellt aus. Cisterns were cut into rock or lined with stone.
- Lime — ist hergestellt aus. The walls were coated with lime plaster against leaks.