Pont du Gard

The Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct So France. It is in the Gard département, in the area of the commune of Vers-Pont-di-Gard. The name means "Bridge over the Gard" (the river Gardon). The aqueduct supplied the city of Nîmes with water. It has a length of nearly 50 kilometres. The bridge is 49 metres high and has bows on three levels. It was probably built in the 1st century. In 1985, the Pont du Gard was classified a World Heritage Site.

Pont Du Gard Media

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  The Roman aqueduct from Fontaine d'Eure near Uzès to Nemausus (Nîmes) passes over the Pont du Gard, and many other significant bridges (not to scale).

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  Pont du Gard's stone blocks, some of which weigh up to six tons, were precisely cut to fit together without the need for mortar.

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  Pont du Gard viewed from adjacent bridge

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  Cross section of the Pont du Gard (right) and the 18th-century road bridge (left) (Alfred Léger, 1875)

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  Engraving of the Pont du Gard by Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1804, showing the seriously dilapidated state of the bridge at the start of the 19th century

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  West end of the Pont du Gard in 1891, showing the stairs installed by Charles Laisné to enable visitors to enter the conduit

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  Access point to the interior of the aqueduct of Pont du Gard

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  View from Pont du Gard

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  Le Pont du Gard, painted by Hubert Robert for King Louis XVI in 1786