Located near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River in the south of France. This bridge is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, which was made in the first century (AD) to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman Nimes. One of the most important contributions to the world of architecture was the creation of the arch. Romans built arches with special concrete which would allow them to make the arch structured taller yet more stable. The first level is a road on the top third level contains a covered water aqueduct which would carry water down. The bridge had three tiers of arches the top being the smallest arches the bottom being the biggest. The most interesting part of the aqueduct is the pattern they put the arches in in-order to support the entire structure properly.
The Pont du Gard is the highest/most preserved Roman aqueduct standing at about 160 feet high due to it being a bridge as well. It has three tiers of arches and the whole aqueduct slowly decreases in height by only 56 ft over its entire length, while the bridge descends by a little over 8 feet. This shows great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve, using only simple technology. The aqueduct formerly carried about 44,000,000 gallons of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of the …show more content…
These were known as triumphal arches. They usually stood at the center of the city/forum/town square. The Arch of Titus stands near the entrance of the Roman forum (Rome, Italy) and is one of the first examples of the triumphal arch ever created. The core of the Arch of Titus is concrete while the exterior is marble. This piece consists of a single arch, attached around the edges are Corinthian columns. The structure and design of this monument is symmetrically balanced and has identical design on both
The Pont du Gard is the highest/most preserved Roman aqueduct standing at about 160 feet high due to it being a bridge as well. It has three tiers of arches and the whole aqueduct slowly decreases in height by only 56 ft over its entire length, while the bridge descends by a little over 8 feet. This shows great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve, using only simple technology. The aqueduct formerly carried about 44,000,000 gallons of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of the …show more content…
These were known as triumphal arches. They usually stood at the center of the city/forum/town square. The Arch of Titus stands near the entrance of the Roman forum (Rome, Italy) and is one of the first examples of the triumphal arch ever created. The core of the Arch of Titus is concrete while the exterior is marble. This piece consists of a single arch, attached around the edges are Corinthian columns. The structure and design of this monument is symmetrically balanced and has identical design on both