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The Aqueduct of Segovia (Spanish: Acueducto de Segovia) is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres (11 mi) away to the city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973.
Spain, Almuñécar: Albarracin-Gea-Cella: Spain Aqua Fontis Aureae (aqueduct of Cordoba) Spain Aqua Nova Domitiana Augusta (aqueduct of Cordoba) Spain Aqueduct of Valdepuentes (Cordoba) Spain Baelo Claudia's aqueduct: Spain, Bolonia: Barcino: Spain Bejís: Spain Roman aqueduct of Cádiz Spain, Cádiz: Caños de Carmona: Spain, Seville: Itálica
The Caños de Carmona (Pipes of Carmona, Spanish pronunciation: ['kaɲos de kaɾ'mona]) is a Roman aqueduct built during the first century BC to supply water from a spring in the ancient Roman city of Irippo –current Alcalá de Guadaíra– to the ancient Roman city of Hispalis –current Seville–, both in the ancient Roman province of ...
Roman aqueduct of Sexi, Almuñécar Roman aqueduct of Cádiz Acueduct Tempul-Cadiz 36°28′2″N 6°7′45″W / 36.46722°N 6.12917°W / 36.46722; -6
"The aqueduct of Segovia is – because of its long span, architectural beauty, uncharacteristic slenderness, and dramatic presence in the center of a dense urban fabric – the most impressive Roman structure in Spain, and one of the most famous among the numerous aqueducts built by the Romans throughout their vast Empire," Lapunzina wrote. [14]
The Roman Tower of Hercules is the oldest surviving Roman lighthouse The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, Castile, Spain. The Roman Temple of Évora ( Liberatias Iulia ), Alentejo, Portugal. Although Hispania is the Latin root for the modern name Spain , the words Spanish for Hispanicus or Hispanic , or Spain for Hispania , are not easily ...
The Aqueduct of the Miracles is a Roman aqueduct in the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania.It was built during the first century AD to supply water from the Proserpina Dam into the city.
Ávila (UK: / ˈ æ v ɪ l ə / AV-il-ə, [2] US: / ˈ ɑː v-/ AHV-, [3] ⓘ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.