Aqueduct of Maintenon
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The Aqueduct of Maintenon is an unfinished 17th-century monumental aqueduct in northern France, originally commissioned by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | classical ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aqueducts in France
ⓘ
Louis XIV architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Monuments historiques of Eure-et-Loir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionHaltedAround | 1688 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1685 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Eure valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationIntended | Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 60 metres at highest arches ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
multi-tier arcades
ⓘ
series of arches ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
engineering landmark
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| intendedUse | supply water to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.5 kilometres planned ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasinCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthernPartOf | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Centre-Val de Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eure-et-Loir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Chartres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Château de Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louis XIV grand hydraulic works
ⓘ
Versailles water supply projects ⓘ |
| significance | example of large-scale hydraulic engineering under Louis XIV ⓘ |
| significantEvent | construction halted due to War of the League of Augsburg ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| waterSourceIntended | Eure River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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