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the Apulian Aqueduct's Palace is a historic building located in Via Salvatore Cognetti, 36, in Bari

History
The palace was erected between 1927 and 1932 according to the project of the engineer Cesare Vittorio Brunetti to give an administrative, technical and representative headquarters to the Autonomous Apulian Aqueduct Body. According to the clients' vision, the palace should have been a monument to the historic conquest of water, a resource of which Puglia had always been lacking.

Description
The building stands in the Umbertino district of Bari, next to the Teatro Petruzzelli and a short distance from the sea.

The building has an Apulian neo-Romanesque style that recalls the local architectural tradition. References to the most famous Apulian architectural monuments are present both in the different decorations and in the materials, such as the Trani stone used in the external cladding.

The ashlar facade has a severe appearance, in contrast with the late Art Nouveau interiors designed by Duilio Cambellotti: the dominant theme is that of water, which is proposed in the large frescoes in the Sala del Consiglio, in the floors, in the wood and mother-of-pearl inlays of the over 140 original pieces of furniture.