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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.
Etching of the Alcázar of Segovia ( c. 1842) by José María Avrial y Flores . In 1896, King Alfonso XIII ordered the Alcázar to be handed over to the Ministry of War as a military college. [citation needed] The Board of Trustees of the Alcázar of Segovia was created by the Decree of the Presidency of the Government, on 18 January 1951.
"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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. 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 ...
Skopje Aqueduct: North Macedonia Aqueduto de São Sebastião: Portugal, Coimbra: AD 1568 [6] AD 1570 [6] Acueducto de Sexi [a] 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
The Coining House is a former royal mint in Segovia, Spain, which dates back to the 1500s. Today, it is a museum dedicated to coins, industrial heritage and Segovia's famous aqueduct . [ 1 ]
The walls of Segovia (Spanish: Murallas de Segovia) are the remains of the medieval city walls surrounding Segovia in Castile and León, Spain. The walls of the Castilian city of Segovia complete a circuit of about 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) in length, with an average height of 9 metres (30 ft) and an average thickness of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in ...
An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away. In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. [1] The term aqueduct also often refers specifically to a bridge carrying an artificial ...