Aqueduct Pont du Gard, about 2,040 years old
"The Pont du Gard, an extraordinary three-tiered aqueduct, is near Nîmes, Uzés and Avignon, in the heart of a region with a rich historical heritage.
The most visited ancient monument in France, listed a world heritage site by Unesco, the Pont du Gard aqueduct remains one of humankind's great masterpieces. A marvel of Antiquity and a true technical feat, it is also a stupendous site that has regained its unspoiled state since its refurbishment.
48.8 meters high, it has three rows of arches: 6 on the lowest level, 11 on the second level and 35 on the third and top level. Its upper part reaches a length of 273 meters (originally 360 meters when there were twelve extra arches). Pont du Gard was once part of a 50 km-long system of channels built around 19 BC to transport water from Uzès to Nîmes. It was the highest in the Roman Empire. It served as an aqueduct until the 6th century before becoming a tollgate in the Middle Ages and finally a road bridge from the 18th to 20th century.
The operation Grand Site, started in 2000, gave it back its original setting, without any traffic or the constructions that had proliferated in the surrounding areas."
France, 2019
Aqueduct Pont du Gard, about 2,040 years old
"The Pont du Gard, an extraordinary three-tiered aqueduct, is near Nîmes, Uzés and Avignon, in the heart of a region with a rich historical heritage.
The most visited ancient monument in France, listed a world heritage site by Unesco, the Pont du Gard aqueduct remains one of humankind's great masterpieces. A marvel of Antiquity and a true technical feat, it is also a stupendous site that has regained its unspoiled state since its refurbishment.
48.8 meters high, it has three rows of arches: 6 on the lowest level, 11 on the second level and 35 on the third and top level. Its upper part reaches a length of 273 meters (originally 360 meters when there were twelve extra arches). Pont du Gard was once part of a 50 km-long system of channels built around 19 BC to transport water from Uzès to Nîmes. It was the highest in the Roman Empire. It served as an aqueduct until the 6th century before becoming a tollgate in the Middle Ages and finally a road bridge from the 18th to 20th century.
The operation Grand Site, started in 2000, gave it back its original setting, without any traffic or the constructions that had proliferated in the surrounding areas."
France, 2019