UNESCO World Heritage Site

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in France, inscribed in 1985.

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longe

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.

Country
France
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1985
UNESCO reference
344
Area
0.326 ha

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