General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Aqueduct |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 50 km | |
| longitudinal slope | 0.342 m/km | |
| estimated debit | 124 000 m³/d |
Chronology
| 40 A.D. — 60 | Approximate period of construction which is estimated to have taken 15 years in total for the entire aqueduct. Built in the reign of the emperors Claudius and Nero. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2000): L'aqueduc de Nîmes et le Pont du Gard. Archéologie - Géosystème - Histoire. 2nd edition, CNRS Éditions, Paris (France), pp. 483.
- (1984): La construction romaine. Matériaux et techniques. 3rd edition, Picard, Paris (France), pp. 368.
- (1984): L'eau dans l'antiquité. L'hydraulique avant notre ère. Eyrolles, Paris (France), pp. 454.
- (1991): Histoire de l'hydraulique (Tome 1). L'eau conquise. Les origines et le monde antique. Masson, Paris (France), pp. 182.
- (1992): The Pont du Gard. Water and the Roman Town. Presses du CNRS, Paris (France), pp. 127.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
10000191 - Published on:
01/02/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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