Marly machine
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The Marly machine was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic system built near the Château de Marly to pump water from the Seine to supply the fountains and gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
hydraulic machine ⓘ water pumping system ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | Arnold de Ville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Château de Marly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1684 ⓘ |
| constructedFor | royal gardens of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demolishedDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | engravings and technical drawings of the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| engineer |
Paulus de Sualem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
René de Sualem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| heightOfLift | about 162 meters ⓘ |
| heritage | important example of early modern hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| inception | 1680s ⓘ |
| influenced | later large-scale pumping projects in Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yvelines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear |
Château de Marly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenanceIssue |
frequent breakdowns
ⓘ
high repair costs ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest hydraulic systems of its time
ⓘ
supplying Versailles fountains ⓘ technical complexity ⓘ |
| numberOfPumps | over 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfWaterwheels | 14 ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | late 17th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| patron | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | waterwheels ⓘ |
| purpose |
pump water from the Seine to Versailles
ⓘ
supply fountains of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ supply gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more modern pumping installations at Bougival ⓘ |
| startDate | 1681 ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| technology | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes (in its time) ⓘ |
| waterDestination |
aqueduct of Louveciennes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reservoirs above Versailles ⓘ |
| waterSource | River Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.