Which city in Southern France, contains a Roman amphitheatre? Nearby stands the famous Pont du Gard, a Roman built aqueduct?
Pont du Gard Pont du Gard The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard, built as three tiers of archways to bring water to the city of Nîmes, is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and one of the best preserved. It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance. The aqueduct bridge is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, a system built in the first century AD to carry water from a spring at Uzès to
Pont du Gard bridges. Some substantial remains of the above-ground works can still be seen today, such as the so-called "Pont Rue" that stretches for hundreds of metres around Vers and still stands up to high. Other surviving parts include the Pont de Bornègre, three arches carrying the aqueduct across a stream; the Pont de Sartanette, near the Pont du Gard, which covers across a small valley; and three sections of aqueduct tunnel near Sernhac, measuring up to long. However, the Pont du Gard is by far the best preserved section of the entire aqueduct. Built on three levels, the Pont is high