The Pont du Gard is a photograph by Jacqi Elmslie which was uploaded on July 26th, 2013.
The Pont du Gard
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in the Gard d�partement of southern France. It is part of... more
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The Pont du Gard
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Jacqi Elmslie
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The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in the Gard d�partement of southern France. It is part of the N�mes aqueduct, a 31 mile structure built by the Romans to carry water from a spring at Uz�s to the Roman colony of Nemausus (N�mes). The bridge has three tiers of arches and stands160 ft high. The whole aqueduct descends in height by only 56 ft over its entire length, while the bridge descends by a mere 0.98 in � a gradient of only 1 in 3,000 showing the great precision achieved by Roman engineers. In 1985 it was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites because of its historical importance.
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