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Roman aqueduct of Nîmes

The remains of the roman Aqueduct can be visited

The Roman Aqueduct to Nîmes in the Occitanie region, France, was part of a once almost 50-kilometer long aqueduct. It served to supply the Roman city of Nemausus (today Nîmes) with fresh water from the springs near Ucetia (today Uzès).

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For a long time, it was believed that the aqueduct was built around 19 BC. However, recent archaeological findings date its construction to the mid-1st century AD. The structure was built to bridge the valley of the Gardon River. After its completion, the aqueduct transported approximately 20,000 cubic meters of water daily to Nemausus, which, with a population of about 20,000 at the time, theoretically provided each inhabitant with one cubic meter of water per day. About two-thirds of the aqueduct was carved underground into the rock.

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