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oversee the construction of the aqueduct
that continues to serve the city today.
Della Cava was also responsible for the
city's advanced sewer system, a pioneering
endeavor in medieval engineering. The sys‐
tem featured pipes hidden within the walls
and included drainage pipes that led rain‐
water from rooftops through carved stone
gargoyle-like faces, spraying water from
the buildings. This sewer system signifi‐
cantly impacted the city's infrastructure
and public health over the centuries, a tes‐
tament to Dubrovnik's advanced urban
planning and public health measures dur‐
ing the medieval period.

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