What is Puteal?
[[File:063-Bronze-Well-head-by-Alberghetti-q75-1600x1200.jpg|alt=Bronze puteal with bas relief in Venice.|thumb|276x276px|Bronze puteal with [[Bas-relief|bas relief]], photo taken by [[Alberghetti]] in [[Venice]].]] A '''puteal '''is an old-fashioned structure built around the hole of a [[well]]. It is made to stop people from easily falling in. Some puteals have [[Bas-relief|bas relief]]. Some have a step that leads to the water well itself. Puteals were decoration or part of an [[Architecture|architectural]] [[design]]. In the big places where a lot of people walked in [[Venice]], puteals had cast-[[iron]] lids. That protected people even more and stopped the water supply from becoming dirty. Classically, puteals were made of carved stone, or marble in Europe. They were in big private [[courtyard|courtyards]] and [[town square|town/city squares]]. {{Stub}} [[Category:Architectural elements]]