The Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct close to the city of Nīmes, France. It was built in the late 1st century BC or the early 1st century AD to channel water from a spring from Nīmes. It was constructed of beautifully sized and precisely cut stones, without the use of mortar, and consists of three tiers of arches. It exemplifies the simplest use of the arch as a structural element. The arches of the thick base arcade spring from huge stone piers and support a roadbed. The arches of the second arcade span the same distance as those of the base, but it is much narrower than the first and set on one side of the roadbed. The third arcade, the narrowest and shortest of the three, supports the water trough. It has three arches for
All papers and essays are for research and reference purposes only!
Copyright 2002-2009
Direct Essays , LLC. All Rights Reserved. DMCA Webmasters make $$$$