Buc aqueduct
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The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buc aqueduct canonical | 1 |
| Marly aqueduct | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible surroundings ⓘ |
| architect |
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Gobert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnderAuthorityOf | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1686 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1684 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Buc valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
disused as an aqueduct
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ |
| hasType | masonry aqueduct ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| length | 580 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Yvelines NERFINISHED ⓘ western Paris region ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear | Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | 21 metres ⓘ |
| near | Versailles Palace park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
17th-century royal hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
role in supplying water to Versailles fountains ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 72 ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | 3 ⓘ |
| owner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bief de la Machine de Marly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Versailles hydraulic network NERFINISHED ⓘ Versailles water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to supply water to the fountains of the Palace of Versailles
ⓘ
to supply water to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| regionServed | Versailles gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | standing ⓘ |
| style | classical civil engineering ⓘ |
| transported | fresh water ⓘ |
| waterSource | Bièvre valley catchment system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Machine de Marly
this entity surface form:
Marly aqueduct