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Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

Brief Description

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.
The Pont du Gard in pre-dawn light. The pillars of the intermediate level have been lit by a car driving across. Pont du Gard. © © OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection More pictures ...