impluvium
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7 sectionsContents
- Greco-Roman ''impluvium''
- Construction and use
- West and Central African ''impluvium''
- Examples
- Origins
- See also
- References
thumb|300px|A domus, with impluvium numbered 7
The impluvium (: impluvia) is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the compluvium, an area of roof. Often placed in a courtyard, under an opening in the roof, and thus "inside", instead of "outside", a building, it is a notable feature in many architectural traditions.