Pont du Gard, France. The Roman Aqueduct of Nîmes
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The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes, 31 miles long, to cross the Gard River. The hydraulic engineers and Roman architects who conceived this bridge, which is almost 165 feet high over three levels—the longest measuring 900 feet—created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.
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12 min 42 sec
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