2024-03-28 06:02:02
Par Maxence Dourlen
Published on 28 Mar 24 at 7:02 See my news Follow News Occitanie
It is undeniably one of the most beautiful treasures of Occitania. A symbol of Roman engineering, the Pont du Gard is today one of the most visited monuments in the region.
Built in the 1st century, it is the highest Roman aqueduct bridge in the world. It measures 49 meters high and weighs 50,000 tonnes ! It is made up of three rows of superimposed arches (six arches on the first level, 11 arches on the second level and 47 arches originally). It is also the major element of an aqueduct of 50.02 km.
Nearly a thousand men worked on this colossal project, completed in just five years.
Pont du Gard site
As a reminder, the Pont du Gard was included on the list of assets of the World Heritage par UNESCO in 1985.
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In the 50 monuments to see in the world according to Le Routard
This bridge, which is one of the best preserved Roman remains in the world, is therefore not only a regional treasure. It is also one of the most important monuments in the world.
The Guide du Routard is not mistaken since it places the Pont du Gard in the 50 monuments to see in the world. It is accompanied, in France, by the inevitable abbey of Mont Saint Michelso dear to the Normans, of the tour Eiffel a you Chambord Castle. A magnificent selection that you must see at least once in your life.
The Pont du Gard can be discovered at any time of the year. (©Scrapdenhaut/PixaBay)
An exceptional selection
For this top 50, the Routard has obviously made an exceptional selection. When we leave the borders of France, we find in particular the Tower Bridge (London), the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin), the Pisa tower (Italy), the Coliseum (Rome), the pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza (Egypt), the Taj Mahal (India), the Palais royal de Bangkok (Thailand), the Imperial City (Vietnam), la Great Wall of Chinathe Statue of Liberty (New York), the pont du Golden Gate (San Francisco) or the Machu Picchu (Peru).
Suffice it to say that the Pont du Gard occupies a lovely place in the middle of all these exceptional monuments, scattered across the four corners of the world.
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