Eupalinian aqueduct
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The Eupalinian aqueduct is an ancient underground water tunnel on the Greek island of Samos, renowned as a major feat of 6th-century BCE engineering for its precise construction through a mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eupalinian aqueduct canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient water tunnel
ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architect | Eupalinos of Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Polycrates of Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 530 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
dug from both ends
ⓘ
tunnel excavation through limestone ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 550 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| elevationDifference | less than 1 meter between entrances ⓘ |
| era | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
main tunnel
ⓘ
shafts and access points ⓘ water channel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| inception | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1036 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mount Kastro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pythagoreion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Greek island of Samos ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Mount Kastro on Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | local stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 1.8 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eupalinos of Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early example of underground aqueduct engineering
ⓘ
precise geometric and surveying techniques ⓘ tunnel driven from both ends with accurate meeting point ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring fresh water to the ancient city of Samos
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| rediscoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of ancient Greek civil engineering
ⓘ
major feat of 6th-century BCE engineering ⓘ |
| terminus | ancient city of Samos (Pythagoreion) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| tunnelLength | approximately 1036 meters ⓘ |
| underground | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 595 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late antiquity ⓘ |
| waterSource | spring at the north side of Mount Kastro ⓘ |
| width | about 0.6 meters to 0.9 meters ⓘ |
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