Pont du Gard

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The Pont du Gard is an aqueduct and bridge that was built over the Gard River by the Roman Empire. It is located in Southern France, in the Vers-Pont-du-Gard and Remoulins area. The bridge is built on three levels. The lower level has 6 arches and carries a road, the middle level has 11 arches, and the upper level has 35 arches and was used as a water conduit.

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Roman Empire, aqueduct, bridge, arches, roman architecture, Roman aqueduct, southern france, Pont du Gard, gard river, vers-pont-du-gard, remoulins, three levels, water conduit

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Roman Architecture, French Buildings and Monuments

Source

Lefèvre, André Wonders of Architecture (New York, NY: Charles Scribner & Co., 1871) 96

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