Chisternoni di Livorno - three huge buildings in the neoclassical style, built between 1829 and 1848 years as part of a complex water treatment tanks and aqueduct Leopoldino. The fourth "chisternone", which was supposed to be in the region of Kastellachcha, never was built.

Translated from the Italian "chisternone" means "a huge tank." They supply the city, and today is a major Mediterranean port, fresh water. In addition, built by the architect Pasquale Pochchanti, tanks are an example of an aesthetic approach to the design of utilitarian buildings.

Aqueduct Leopoldino, also known as the aqueduct de Colognola and neoclassical tank Livorno were part of the project not only to supply the city with water, but also clean it up. The central element of the project has been long aqueduct about 18 km, which brings water from Colognola. This engineering masterpiece was put into operation in 1816, the year, long before the final completion. Until 1912 the aqueduct was the only urban water supplier.

The construction of the aqueduct began in 1793 at the request of the Duke Ferdinand III and designed by architect Giuseppe Salvetti. In 1799, the year the work stopped because of the death of Salvetti because of political disagreements in Tuscany during the Napoleonic Wars. Only in 1806 the Queen Maria Luisa ordered to continue the construction of the aqueduct - the work continued until 1824 year. In the future construction of the aqueduct was modified more than once.

La Gran canned food, also known as Il Chisternone - is the largest and most famous indoor tank Livorno. It was built in 1829-42-m respectively project Pasquale Pochchanti. In 1833, the year in order to commemorate the wedding of the reigning Duke of Tuscany Leopoldo II and Marie Antoinette, was completed ahead of the facade of the Grand Canned, although construction remained inoperative until the year 1842. Today, this structure has a surreal look, thanks to its dome, which served as a model for the Roman Pantheon.

Smaller tank, Cisternino di Pian di Rota, was built in 1845, the year. She also performed in the neoclassical style, but it reminds Palladian Villas of Veneto. The symmetrical facade crowned with a massive portico in the form prostyle, and inside is a huge rectangular tank.

Finally, Cisternino di Citta was built in 1848. It is notable for a large loggia with Ionic columns and narrow windows. This building has never been used to store water and to 1945 it housed the city cultural center.