Tuesday, October 27, 2015

50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY......AVIGNON IX....PONT du GARD



Pont du Gard

UNESCO World Heritage Center
Ancient Roman aqueduct that  crosses the Gardon River in the South of France
2000 Years Old


Rue du Quartier Bas
Moulezan, France



49 meters high and 275 meters Long
Highest aqueduct-bridge from the Roman Empire







Attracts more than a million tourist a Year
Second most visited monument after
Mont-Saint-Michel


















Pont du Gard is a Roman monument built half-way throught the 1st Century AD. It supplied the city of Nimes with Water.  It is described as a  "technical masterpiece that stands today as a
Work of Art"

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