Pont du Gard. I find it incredible that this aqua duct is 2,000 years old! Cripes! Those Romans could really build stuff!!!
Is it all original though or is it like Triggers broom? I always wonder that. Great quality pic by the way
Full on Trigger! https://www.historyofbridges.com/fa...wo millennia after it,expanded it to 9 meters. Considerable attention fell on the Pont du Gard bridge after Napoleon III, nephew of the first Napoleon, visited this site in 1850. Seeing the bad shape of the bridge, he felt compelled to commission large restoration project funded by Ministry of State that would restore the aqueduct bridge to its former glory. The project was led by the architect Charles Laisné who oversaw the restoration process between 1855 and 1853. This included filling of piers with concrete to make them more durable, improving drainage, replacing many eroded or missing stones, and separating the water channel of the bridge from the rest of the aqueduct network (thus protecting it from further water damage). The top of the bridge and the water conduit were restored, enabling visitors to climb up via newly installed stairs all the way to the aqueduct and observe it in relative safety. Though to be fair it's very cool imo. Its also lucky for the French that it's so big, otherwise it would be in the British museum. LOL
