Pont du Gard

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Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aqueduct bridge
World Heritage Site
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle ancient Roman architecture
builtBy Romans
constructionEnd 1st century AD
constructionStart 1st century AD
country France
crosses Gard River
Gardon
function aqueduct
bridge
hasPart lower tier of arches
middle tier of arches
upper tier of arches
water channel
height about 48 meters
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (i)
UNESCO cultural criterion (iii)
UNESCO cultural criterion (iv)
UNESCO cultural criterion (vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
length about 275 meters
locatedIn Gard department
Occitanie
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Remoulins
Vers-Pont-du-Gard
city of Nîmes
maintainedBy local and national heritage authorities
materialUsed limestone
numberOfArches 35
numberOfTiers 3
officialWebsite https://www.pontdugard.fr
ownedBy Government of France
surface form: French state
partOf Pont du Gard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nîmes aqueduct
recognizedFor exceptional state of preservation
three-tiered arches
significance major example of Roman engineering
one of the highest Roman aqueduct bridges
status well preserved
touristVisitsPerYear over one million visitors
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1985
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 344
usedFor transport of water
visitorAttraction museum and visitor center nearby
waterDestination Nîmes

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Remoulins near Pont du Gard
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this entity surface form: ancient Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard
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this entity surface form: Pont du Gard UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gard contains Pont du Gard
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subject surface form: Gardon
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subject surface form: Gardon
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this entity surface form: Pont du Gard area
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this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Pont du Gard