One of the most impressive monuments of Roman architecture in the Provence
(France) is the aqueduct " Pont du Gard" nearly Remoulins, 23 km from
Nîmes.
The Pont Du Gard is 275 m long and 50 m high. Originally is the
aqueduct, which date before the Christian calendar, supposed to be 50 km long.
The aqueduct transported water from Uzès to Nîmes.
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The highest level: 1. roof 2. canal 3. dome 4. septum The middle level 5.vaulted arch 6. support for the construction of the arch. 7. ornamental corolla. 8. protrusion. 9.passage. The first level 10. rib. 11. breakwater 12. level of the river Gardon. |
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The highest level: - height: 7,40 m - 35 arches, each one are 4,80 m great. - length: 275 m - breath: 3,06 m The middle level: - height: 19,50 m - 11 different arches: from 15,50 m to 19,50 m - length: 242,50 m - breath: 4,56 m The first level: - height: 21,90 m - length: 142,50 m - breath: 6,30 m |
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| What is the difference between the length of the highest level and the first level? |
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