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The arches are the parts you can see from far away. Look closer and Roman aqueducts reveal sea-facing channels, stacked conduits, and even pipes that carried water uphill under pressure. These photographs trace surviving waterworks from Rome to Spain, France, Tunisia, and the eastern Mediterranean, showing the different ways Roman builders kept water moving.

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Pont du Gard, France
Pont du Gard, France: Three tiers of arches cross the Gardon River. The narrow channel at the top was part of a roughly…
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Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain
Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain: The granite arcade reaches its greatest height over Plaza del Azoguejo, where its two tiers…
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Aqua Claudia, Rome, Italy
Aqua Claudia, Rome, Italy: The long arcade of the Aqua Claudia still cuts across the Parco degli Acquedotti in Rome. It…
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Aqueduct of Valens, Istanbul, Turkey
Aqueduct of Valens, Istanbul, Turkey: Traffic passes through the arches of the Bozdoğan Kemeri in Istanbul. This…
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Acueducto de los Milagros, Mérida, Spain
Acueducto de los Milagros, Mérida, Spain: Bands of brick and granite mark the great piers of Los Milagros in Mérida. The…
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Les Ferreres Aqueduct, Tarragona, Spain
Les Ferreres Aqueduct, Tarragona, Spain: Two levels of arches span a wooded valley outside Tarragona. The section known as…
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High-Level Aqueduct of Caesarea Maritima, Israel
High-Level Aqueduct of Caesarea Maritima, Israel: A row of low arches follows the Mediterranean shore at Caesarea Maritima…
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Zaghouan–Carthage Aqueduct, Tunisia
Zaghouan–Carthage Aqueduct, Tunisia: A line of arches rises beside the road from Tunis to Zaghouan. The Romans collected…
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Aspendos Aqueduct, Turkey
Aspendos Aqueduct, Turkey: The tower and adjoining arches at Aspendos were part of a pressure system across the valley…
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Barbegal Aqueduct, near Arles, France
Barbegal Aqueduct, near Arles, France: Short lengths of stone arcade survive near Arles. In the second century CE, builders…
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Gier Aqueduct, Chaponost, France
Gier Aqueduct, Chaponost, France: The arches at Chaponost are a visible stretch of the system that carried water from the…
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Aqueduct of Gorze to Metz, Jouy-aux-Arches, France
Aqueduct of Gorze to Metz, Jouy-aux-Arches, France: The arches rise between houses in Jouy-aux-Arches where the aqueduct…
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Aqua Virgo at Via del Nazareno, Rome, Italy
Aqua Virgo at Via del Nazareno, Rome, Italy: Part of Rome’s Aqua Virgo survives below street level beside Via del Nazareno…
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Porta Maggiore, Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus, Rome, Italy
Porta Maggiore, Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus, Rome, Italy: The massive stone structure above the two gateways once held the…
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Les Ferreres Aqueduct Channel, Tarragona, Spain
Les Ferreres Aqueduct Channel, Tarragona, Spain: This view from the top of the Devil’s Bridge shows where water crossed the…
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Delikkemer Siphon, Aqueduct of Patara, Turkey
Delikkemer Siphon, Aqueduct of Patara, Turkey: The holes through these stone blocks show how the pipe was assembled. At…
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Peña Cortada Aqueduct, Calles, Spain
Peña Cortada Aqueduct, Calles, Spain: At Peña Cortada the Romans cut into the rock to keep the channel on course. The…
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Aqueduct of Los Bañales, Uncastillo, Spain
Aqueduct of Los Bañales, Uncastillo, Spain: A line of freestanding stone piers shows where the water crossed the landscape…
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Roman Aqueduct of Fréjus, France
Roman Aqueduct of Fréjus, France: An isolated arch survives in modern Fréjus. The aqueduct took water from springs inland…
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Roman Aqueduct at Torrecuevas, Almuñécar, Spain
Roman Aqueduct at Torrecuevas, Almuñécar, Spain: Tall and short openings alternate along this stretch at Torrecuevas. It is…

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