Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (UNESCO/NHK)

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James Blake Wiener
by UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
published on 27 July 2018

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes, France (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels — the longest measuring 275 m — created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.

Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/344/

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Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, July 27). Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1461/pont-du-gard-roman-aqueduct-unesconhk/

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