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Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
| Site number: | 344 |
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| Type of site: | Cultural | |
| Date: | 1st Century A.D | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1985, 2007 | |
| Location: | Europe, France, Languedoc-Roussillon Region, Département of Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard | |
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| Description: | Built shortly before the Christian era, the Pont du Gard allowed the almost 50 km long aqueduct of Nîmes cross the Gard river. The almost 50 m high, three level bridge (longest measuring 275 m) was designed by Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who in so doing created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | |
| The Pont du Gard is an aqueduct in the south of France constructed by the Roman Empire, and located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard near Remoulins, in the Gard département. Description: Built on three levels, the Pont is 49 m high, and the longest level is 275 m (300 yards) long: Lower level: 6 arches, 142 m long, 6 m thick, 22 m high; Middle level: 11 arches, 242 m long, 4 m thick, 20 m high; Upper level: 35 arches, 275 m long, 3 m thick, 7 m high. On its first level, it carries a road and at the top of the third level, a water conduit, which is 1.8 meters (6 feet) high and 1.2 meters (4 feet) wide and has a gradient of 0.4 percent. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. For 360 degree imaging of this site, click here. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/344 | |
| Source2: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/344/video | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |