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2. Pont du Gard - Wikipedia

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   The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus . [3] It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges.

3. File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg - Wikipedia

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4. List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire - Wikipedia

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   Pont du Gard: Nîmes, France 275 m x 48.8 m 1st century AD AD 60 ...

5. Roman aqueduct - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 October 2024. Type of aqueduct built in ancient Rome See also: List of aqueducts in the Roman Empire The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard in Roman Gaul (modern-day southern France). The upper tier encloses an aqueduct that carried water to Nimes in Roman times; its lower tier was expanded in the ...

6. File:Aqueduct-de-nimes.svg - Wikipedia

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   English: The Roman aqueduct from Fontaine d'Eure near Uzès to the Castellum in Nîmes passes over the Pont du Gard, and many other significant bridges.This (not to scale) map plots the watercourse, the principal rivers and modern settlements and roads.These monuments are shown:

7. Aqueduct (water supply) - Wikipedia

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   The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard, in Roman Gaul. Its lower tiers carry a road across the river, and the upper tiers support an aqueduct conduit that carried water to Nimes. Roman aqueducts were built in all parts of the Roman Empire, from Germany to Africa, and especially in the city of Rome, where they totalled over 415 kilometres (258 ...

8. File:Pont du gard.jpg - Wikipedia

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9. Arch - Wikipedia

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   Arch (A) action diagram in comparison with a beam (B) A true arch, due to its rise, resolves the vertical loads into horizontal and vertical reactions at the ends, a so called arch action . The vertical load produces a positive bending moment in the arch, while the inward-directed horizontal reaction from the spandrel/abutment provides a ...