| Beyond the impluvium is the place of a small altar for the worship of the Lares. |
| In the better houses a fountain was often placed in the middle of the impluvium. |
| Further to the impluvium there was an underground tank connected to it which could catch any excess rainwater. |
| In the centre of the peristyle was an open court, which contained the impluvium. |
| The ancient Romans used the water collected in the impluvium to supplement their aqueduct system. |
| The most conspicuous features of the trium were the impluvium and the compluvium. |
