Pont du Gard
One of the wonders of Antiquity, this superb aqueduct was built in 19 B.C. It formed part of a water supply system with a total length of 30 miles, stretching from its source near Uzes via a whole series of cuttings, trenches, bridges and tunnels to supply the growing Roman city of Nimes with up to 750,000 ft3 of fresh water every day.
Amazingly, all the stones were put in place without mortar, through the careful calculation of the dimensions of the huge blocks of stone (some of them weighing more than 6 tons).
Pont du Gard
One of the wonders of Antiquity, this superb aqueduct was built in 19 B.C. It formed part of a water supply system with a total length of 30 miles, stretching from its source near Uzes via a whole series of cuttings, trenches, bridges and tunnels to supply the growing Roman city of Nimes with up to 750,000 ft3 of fresh water every day.
Amazingly, all the stones were put in place without mortar, through the careful calculation of the dimensions of the huge blocks of stone (some of them weighing more than 6 tons).