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Water conduit is a special construction, something like inclined groove, that can transport water from point A to point B. As easy as ABC. But not for ancient Romans!
Their “groove” can look like THIS!
Le Pont du Gard aqueduct, Nimes, France
Le Pont du Gard – is the Roman aqueduct located in Provence, France. It’s such a construction that makes you feel like a mannikin standing near by.
Le Pont du Gard – Roman aqueduct in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, France
Of course there is a bridge as well – Le Pont du Gard means the bridge across the Gard river – not so wide, however you can not confront the whole scale of the construction to the sapless rill running underneath.
Why not to construct something like all average irrigation experts of our highly developed century do?
No way. They knocked off a 47-meters wonder over the poor river, that stayed without any special reconstruction nearly two thousand years.
The “groove” itself crowns the whole construction. The water flew from out here
right over there. They even picked a tunnel in the cliff, notably without the drilling machines, but with some kind of metal wares according to our concept.
Can you imagine that even the most high-tech modern water conduit will operate during the following 2 000 years? It is hardly ever possible. While Le Pont du Gard does and it feels like it will as many again. After all they did not even have cement! Just stones and…. brain.
What kind of thoughts crowded in the heads of the nations conquered by Rome, when they considered water channels looking like this? How powerful should be an empire having such water conduits!
Le Pont du Gard – ancient Roman aqueduct in Provence. It is more than 2000 years old!
The most wonderful aqueduct I have ever seen in my life!
Of course you can imagine that it is possible to raise anything by having huge and free slave force. I agree. But I doubt that slaves would have broached the stones under the certain angle and laid them to the accurately settled spots in a certain manner without following the directions from a certain person.
And that person, as we can see, was GENIUS!
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August 27, 2012 at 9:45 am
FANTASTIC! I do not believe that we have advanced so far.
August 27, 2012 at 9:50 am
In something, yes.
August 27, 2012 at 9:51 am
Beautiful pictures! I visited here a couple of years ago and I couldn’t believe how well it has stood the test of time either! Thanks so much for sharing!
August 27, 2012 at 10:24 am
Wonderful series — well done
August 27, 2012 at 11:23 am
That’s truly amazing!
August 27, 2012 at 11:41 am
OMG where the the lovely clear cold water that i swam in 3 years ago!!!!!
August 27, 2012 at 12:05 pm
It is cold and clear until this time.
August 27, 2012 at 11:46 am
I agree…breathtaking!
August 27, 2012 at 3:52 pm
What is stunning to me is the marriage of engineering, architecture and artistic sensibility displayed by the ancient Romans. It’s just amazing.
August 27, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Agreed.
August 29, 2012 at 2:48 am
It is so amazing what the Romans achieved – and to think they don’t have all the equipment we have now! I remember standing at the Pont du Gard and just being in awe at what they had created. Just visited the Coliseum in Rome – unreal! Had the same effect on me.
August 29, 2012 at 8:16 am
I really would love to see this in person one day. Your photos make it look mammoth.
August 29, 2012 at 9:15 am
It looks and it is