Sis in France - Pont du Gard

This morning was all about the Roman aqueduct, the Pont du Gard - it is the highest aqueduct-bridge in the Roman world, at 48.77 meters.

The Pont du Gard* is particularly renowned for the opening of arches that measure 24.50 and 19.20 meters.

The opening of the arches of the other aqueduct bridges generally measure between 4.50 and 5.50 meters.

Level I (bottom level) - 6 arches with 4 rows of juxtaposed arch bands the largest of which, on the Gardon, has an opening of 24.50 meters.

Level II - 11 arches each with 3 arch bands.

Level III - 47 arches with one arch band each, 12 of which are destroyed. Length: 490 m (Including the upstream pier destroyed, for an approximate length of 130 meters). 

From the plaque about the olive tree:

I WAS BORN IN THE YEAR 908. I MEASURE 5 METERS OF TRUNK CIRCUMFERENCE, 15 METERS OF ROOT CIRCUMFERENCE

I LIVED MY CHILDHOOD IN AN ARID AND COLD VALLEY OF SPAIN 

THE CONSULATE GENERAL DU GARD ** 

MY AGE AND MY HISTORY ADOPTED WITH TWO OTHERS 

I WAS PLANTED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1988. I AM PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS AND NATURAL DECOR OF THE PONT DU GARD 

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* Information from the museum, which we did go to at the end of our visit

** This part of the text was no longer readable 

For more photos, see the album Sisters in France 2023