The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who ...

The Pont du Gard, built on the Gardon River in southern France, is the tallest of the ancient Roman aqueduct bridges crisscrossing the region and also one of the best-preserved. The historical ...

Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. The Pont du Gard bridge is the highest and one of the most well-preserved Roman aqueducts in the world. Built in southern France in the ...

Pont du Gard, Nîmes Anne Termèche 02/29/2016 February 29, 2016 Pont du Gard in southern France is regarded as one of the best known ancient aqueducts and as a prime example of Roman engineering.

THE first time I really looked at the Pont du Gard, near Nîmes in southern France, my reaction was not, as it should have been: "My word, what a stupendous example of Roman architecture." ...

The Bureau took note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre on the site of the Pont du Gard (France). It appears that the development activities at the site do not endanger its ...