Set in a natural site that enhances its imposing appearance and its lines of force, the Pont du Gard rests on a rocky base, notched by the river spanned by its major arch. The gentle and symmetrical ...

Pont du Gard in southern France is regarded as one ... the forces that the arched bridge would have to withstand. The arches span 15 to 24 meters in the lower level, constructed at a time where ...