Les Ferreres Aqueduct
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
The Ferreres Aqueduct (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".), also known as the Pont del Diable (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx), is an ancient bridge, part of one of the Roman aqueducts that supplied water to the ancient city of Tarraco, today Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is located 4 km north of the city and is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (listed as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site since 2000).
Description
The Tarraco aqueduct took water from the Francolí river, 15 km north of Tarragona. It probably dates from the time of the emperor Augustus.
Les Ferreres Aqueduct is composed of two levels of arches: the upper section has 25 arches, and the lower one has 11. All arches have the same diameter of 20 Roman feet (5.9m) with a variation of 15 cm. The distance between centres of the pillars is 26 Roman feet (7.95m).[1][2] It has a maximum height of Script error: No such module "convert". and a length of Script error: No such module "convert"., including the ends where the specus (water channel) runs atop a wall.
-
Detail of the aqueductScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
-
Specus of the aqueductScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
-
Detail of the aqueduct archesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
-
At nightScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Aqueduct of las Ferreras (Tarraco) at spanisharts.comTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- ↑ Tarragona (Spain) at romanaqueducts.info
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Tarragona Aqueduct at StructuraeTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Les Ferreres Aqueduct
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco - UNESCO's World Heritage Sites Website
Template:Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco Template:Roman aqueducts Template:Roman bridges Template:Authority control