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Pont du Gard: Overall view

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
This Roman bridge of arches built across the River Gardon, 3 km north-west of Remoulins, carries the late 1st-century BCE aqueduct that supplied water from the Fontaines d'Eure, near Uz\u00E8s, to N\u00EEmes, a distance of 50 km. It remains virtually intact, with three tiers of arches, rising to a height of 48.7 metres above the river, and measuring 273 metres long at the top. M\u00E9rim\u00E9e (1803-1870), as inspector-general of historic monuments, was influential in arranging restoration work in 1843-1850.

History

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Languedoc-Roussillon +43.9473+4.5355 Occitanie Languedoc-Roussillon France: located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, 3 km north-west of Remoulins, in the Gard département

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Roman (ancient Italian style)', 'Imperial (Roman)']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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