🏛️ Pont du Gard
Three-tiered Roman aqueduct spanning the Gardon River
📌 Fast Facts
- Height: 48.8 metres above the Gardon River
- Built: circa 50 AD as part of 50-kilometre aqueduct system
- Location: Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern France
- UNESCO inscription: 1985
Pont du Gard is a three-tiered aqueduct bridge in southern France that carried fresh water across the Gardon River to the Roman city of Nîmes. Constructed around 50 AD without mortar, the structure comprises 6 large arches at the base, 11 medium arches in the middle tier, and 35 smaller arches at the top, all assembled from precisely cut limestone blocks. Pont du Gard was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. As of 2026, the aqueduct remains substantially intact and structurally ...