Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct
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 | Pont Cysyllte Aqueduct |
| Designer | Thomas Telford |
| Location | River Dee, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Date | 1795 to 1805 |
| Building Type | aqueduct |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | rural |
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| Notes | 1000 foot aqueduct with cast iron canal trough and tow path on 19 masonry piers 120' high. At the time of its construction, the longest man-made structure on Earth. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Pont_Cysyllte_Aqueduct.html |
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Demonstrated use of iron.
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Cristine Flon, ed. The World Atlas of Architecture. London: Mitchell Beazley International, 1984. photo end of bridge, p340.
John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. photo, p204.
