Quel est le type du Pont du Gard?

Pont en arc
Pont du Gard/Type de pont

Pourquoi avoir construit le Pont du Gard?

Construit par les Romains pour acheminer de l’eau jusqu’à Nîmes, le Pont du Gard regarde imperturbablement passer les siècles sans se laisser impressionner par le Gardon qu’il enjambe avec élégance.

Quelle est la largeur du pont du Gard?

6,36 m
Pont du Gard/Largeur

Quels sont les matériaux du pont du Gard?

Calcaire coquillier
Pont du Gard/Matériaux

Pourquoi le Pont du Gard à 3 etages?

Le pont du Gard est un pont à trois niveaux destiné au passage d’un aqueduc romain. Probablement bâti dans la première moitié du I er siècle, il assurait la continuité de l’aqueduc romain qui conduisait l’eau d’Uzès à Nîmes.

What is the purpose of the Pont du Gard?

The word aqueduct is derived from the Latin aqua (“water”) and ducere (“to lead”). Aqueducts were conducted by Roman engineers to bring water from distant sources into cities and towns. Pont du Gard was part of a 50 km (31 miles) long aqueduct whose purpose was to supply fresh water to the Roman city of Nimes .

What river does Pont du Gard cross?

Pont du Gard. The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved.

What was the Pont du Gard at Nimes?

Pont du Gard, (French: « Bridge of the Gard ») giant bridge- aqueduct, a notable ancient Roman engineering work constructed about 19 bce to carry water to the city of Nîmes over the Gard River in southern France. Augustus Caesar ‘s son-in-law and aide, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, is credited with its conception.

When was the Pont du Gard built?

The Pont du Gard is a three-level stone aqueduct crossing the Gardon river valley, about 25 km west of Avignon . Built over 2000 years ago, in 19 BC, by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa , the son-in-law of Augustus. A road bridge was added to the structure in 1743 and used until 1996.