Pont du Gard
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 | Pont du Gard |
| Designer | unknown |
| Location | Nimes, France |
| Date | -15 to 14 |
| Building Type | Roman aqueduct |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | rural |
| Architectural Style | Ancient Roman |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | three tiered series of arches. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Pont_du_Gard.html |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Sites | |
| Name | Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) |
| UNESCO State Party | France |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| UNESCO Site ID | 344 |
| Year of Listing | 1985 |
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Commentary
"This bridge, over the river Gard, is 275 metres (900 feet) long and 49 metres (160 feet) high. It was part of an aqueduct nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) long which supplied Nimes with water. On its first level it carries a road and at the top of the third level, a water conduit, which is 1.8 metres (6 feet) high and 1.2 metres (4 feet) wide and has a gradient of 0.4 per cent. The three levels were built in dressed stone without mortar. The projecting blocks supported the scaffolding during construction."
— John Julius Norwich. The World Atlas of Architecture. p154.
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John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. photo, p66.Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. — An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. Available at Amazon.com
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- "Special Issue - Gallery of Bridges" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 368, 2008.0213, p D1.1.
- Paper model of Pont du Gard
