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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.
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 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 ...
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.
Remains of the Roman aqueduct of Seville. In 45 BC, after the Roman Civil War ended at the Battle of Munda, Híspalis built city walls and a forum, completed in 49 BC, as it grew into one of the preeminent cities of Hispania; the Latin poet Ausonius ranked it tenth among the most important cities of the Roman Empire. Hispalis was a city of ...
The Roman aqueduct in the Seco River valley about 2 km (1 mi) north of Almuñécar. Almuñécar (Spanish pronunciation: [almuˈɲekaɾ]) [2] is a Spanish city and municipality located in the southwestern part of the comarca of the Costa Granadina, in the province of Granada.
The San Lázaro Roman aqueduct 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 to supply water into the city. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1912. [1]
It is believed to be the oldest dam in Spain, and is possibly the oldest known Roman dam. The toponym "Alcantarilla" means conduit and is of Arabic origin: [3] its Latin name is unknown. [1] It was 20 metres (66 ft) high and at least 550 metres (1,800 ft) long. [2] The water was conveyed to the city by an aqueduct which passed through Layos.