Compluvium (pl. compluvia)
a square opening in the roof of a Roman atrium through which rain fell into an impluvium .
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compluvium
Latin term for the open space left in the roof of the atrium of a Roman house for lighting it and the rooms round.
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Compluvium - The open roof of an atrium in a Roman house (see impluvium, atrium).
In the center of the ceiling was a square opening which was called the compluvium. The roof was slanted slightly towards the opening so that rain water could come in. Directly below the compluvium was the the impluvium.
The centre of the roof over the atrium was open to the sky and called the compluvium; the rain-water from the roof collected in the gutters was discharged into a marble tank underneath, which was known as the iinpluvium.
 See also: Roman, Atrium, Floor, Architecture, Basilica
  
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