Provence, France: Pont du Gard and Nîmes
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Pont du Gard, France
The Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard is one of the greatest sights in all of ancient history. It's an incredibly impressive structure. In fact, it is the tallest ancient bridge and the second-highest structure the Romans ever built, after the Coliseum in Rome, which is just 6 feet higher.
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Not only is this a work of great engineering, but it has come down to us as one of the most important works of art of the ancient world, a work of great architecture recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was built to carry water from the countryside into the city of Nîmes, which was a big Roman center back in those days, and it continued carrying water for five hundred years.
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (UNESCO/NHK)
The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels -- the longest measuring 275 m -- created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece.
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Pont du Gard, France
The Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard in the south of France near Avignon is one of the greatest sights in all of ancient history. It's an incredibly impressive structure, in fact, the tallest ancient bridge and the second highest structure the Romans ever built, after the Colosseum in Rome which is just six feet higher.
Pont du Gard is part of an ancient, water channel about 31 miles in length, built mostly on or beneath the ground to carry water to Nimes. The Romans constructed this bridge across the valley about 2,000 years ago to maintain an even flow of water with just a very slight change in level, dropping only about one inch every 300 feet. This engineering miracle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Three levels of arches hold up the water channel that runs across the top. The tallest arches that Roman engineers ever built are on the bottom. Their buildings relied heavily on the arch, for many interior spaces were differing variations of this critical feature: large rooms were often made with barrel-vaulted ceilings, really a series of arches connected together, and an arch could also be spun around on its axis to form a dome, another important Roman innovation.
Coming all this way to Pont du Gard, you want to fully enjoy the various vistas for a complete appreciation. The paved path from the visitor center affords some decent views, but don't settle for this. Stroll across the bridge, then up a well-marked hillside path to gain access to the aqueduct's upper level where you can actually walk through the canal itself. It is partly open and partly covered, forming a dark tunnel that tall folks will need to stoop to get through. In ancient times it was completely covered over to protect the water. Here you acquire first-hand respect for the amazing engineering skill that created this marvel.
Exiting the aqueduct channel, walk back down slope, then along the stream on the sunny side of the structure for a few hundred yards to get the best possible view looking back toward the soaring masterpiece. Perhaps you'll get lucky and have a calm day with a mirror reflection of the bridge in the river's smooth surface. This is one of the world's most astonishing ancient sights, a marvel inherited from antiquity.
Keep one eye on the clock, for you might want to catch the bus to Avignon, leaving the same traffic circle at 1:22pm and arriving back in Avignon at 2:00pm. You do want that 1:22pm bus because the next one is at 6:45pm, reasonable only if you spent more time in Nimes earlier in the day. Otherwise, it's nice to be back in the great city of Avignon by mid-afternoon to catch up on sights you may have missed, do more shopping, or take a nap to recover from these three intensive days.
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NIMES(France) in the night...Summer festival//Pont du Gard//inside Amphitheatre
Tried my best to show beauty of Nimes' night life and its summer festival. Also a closer look of the two epic monuments like PONT DU GARD and THE NIMES AMPHITHEATRE.
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Pont du Gard, France
Pont du Gard in the south of France is the highest bridge the ancient Romans ever constructed, 2000 years ago. It was built to carry water from the countryside into the city of Nîmes, which was a big Roman center back in those days, and it continued carrying water for 500 years. The Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard is one of the greatest sights in all of ancient history. It's an incredibly impressive structure, in fact, the tallest ancient bridge and the second highest structure the Romans ever built, after the Colosseum in Rome which is just six feet higher. This is part of a much longer aqueduct that goes for about 20 miles through the countryside, mostly at ground level, and just below ground surface intended and built to supply water to the nearby town of Nîmes. Occasionally, the aqueduct came across the River Valley and therefore, it had to be built upon a bridge spanning the Valley in order to keep by relatively level course for the water channel a couldn't possibly go down once had a Valley and then back uphill on the other side of the valley the water had to run fairly level. It only dropped about 1 inch every 300 feet and so to accomplish this, the Roman engineers built this incredible soaring stone bridge the middle arch of the bridge is the largest arch that the ancient Romans ever constructed in the highest bridge.
Places to see in ( Nimes - France ) Pont du Gard
Places to see in ( Nimes - France ) 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 is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and, along with the Aqueduct of Segovia, 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 50-kilometre (31 mi) system built in the first century AD to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes). Because of the uneven terrain between the two points, the mostly underground aqueduct followed a long, winding route that called for a bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River.
The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands 48.8 m (160 ft) high, and descends a mere 2.5 centimetres (1 in) – a gradient of only 1 in 18,241 – while the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m (41 ft) over its entire length, which is indicative of the great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve, using simple technology. The aqueduct formerly carried an estimated 40,000 m3 (8,800,000 imp gal) of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of the citizens of Nîmes. It may have been in use as late as the 6th century, with some parts used for significantly longer, but a lack of maintenance after the 4th century led to clogging by mineral deposits and debris that eventually choked off the flow of water.
After the Roman Empire collapsed and the aqueduct fell into disuse, the Pont du Gard remained largely intact, due to the importance of its secondary function, as a toll bridge. For centuries the local lords and bishops were responsible for its upkeep, in exchange for the right to levy tolls on travellers using it to cross the river, although some of its stones were looted and serious damage was inflicted on it in the 17th century. It attracted increasing attention starting in the 18th century, and became an important tourist destination.
It underwent a series of renovations between the 18th and 21st centuries, commissioned by the local authorities and the French state, that culminated in 2000 with the opening of a new visitor centre and the removal of traffic and buildings from the bridge and the area immediately around it. Today it is one of France's most popular tourist attractions, and has attracted the attention of a succession of literary and artistic visitors.
Le Pont du Gard - Near Nimes, France
Le Pont du Gard - Near Nimes, France
Francia. Pont du Gard / Nimes città in 4K
Riprese con Sony FDR AX33 4K- Editing con Pinnacle 19, di Pont du Gard / e Nimes in Francia.
Luoghi Visitati.
Pont du Gard famoso ponte di un acquedotto romano lungo 49 Km.
Nimes la città con il suo antico Anfiteatro.
Ringrazio della Visualizzazione.
Cap Sud Ouest: Nîmes - Pont du Gard, aux sources de la romanité
Cap Sud Ouest vous invite découvrir un patrimoine exceptionnel du département du Gard, l’Aqueduc de Nîmes. Une construction de plus de 50 km de longueur qui apportait l'eau de la Fontaine d'Eure, située au pied d'Uzès, jusqu'à la ville romaine de Nemausus, aujourd'hui Nîmes, alors à son apogée.
Avec Elisabeth Lavielle, nous commençons notre voyage avec l’ouvrage le plus beau, le plus impressionnant: le Pont Du Gard. L’occasion de mettre au jour les petits secrets de ce monument inscrit sur la liste des Biens du patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO, l’un des plus visités de France. Mais on a trop tendance à réduire l’Aqueduc au spectaculaire Pont du Gard. Jean Louis Paillet, architecte archéologue est l’un des plus grands spécialistes des aqueducs romains en Europe. Il a passé sa vie à étudier celui de Nîmes pour comprendre l’ensemble du dispositif. En sa compagnie, nous partons dans la garrigue, pour découvrir des ouvrages d’art méconnus de l’aqueduc comme le Pont de La Lone, le Pont Roupt, les Tunnels de Sernhac…
Terminus de notre voyage : Nîmes bien sur. Surprise, la cité antique créée autour d’une source naturelle n’avait pas un besoin vital en eau. L’aqueduc servait en fait un programme de prestige qui permit à Nemausus de devenir l’une des plus belles cités romaines. Il reste aujourd’hui encore des vestiges parmi les mieux conservés du monde romain : la Maison Carrée, la Tour Magne et bien sur l’Amphithéâtre. Apres la découverte des coulisses des arènes avec Michael Couzigou, Eric Teyssier, agrégé d'histoire, licencié en archéologie, nous fait revivre les jeux romains. Pour finir, nous retrouvons au musée archéologique de Nîmes, Jean Claude Golvin. Archéologue et chercheur attaché au CNRS, Jean Claude est à la fois un scientifique et un artiste. Il a réalisé plus de 800 restitutions qui permettre de mieux appréhender cette civilisation romaine et de remonter de façon concrète aux sources de la romanité.
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Vlog - Exploring the South of France (Verdon Gorge, Pont du Gard, Gordes, Nimes)
Exploring the South of France (Mainly the Verdon Gorge and Surrounding Areas)
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Nimes
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Pont du Gard
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Nimes France
Nimes, in the south of France, has several of Europe's best ancient Roman sites and a charming downtown with pedestrian lanes, a cathedral, and many things to see. The Roman temple and amphitheater are spectacular, and nearby you can visit Pont du Gard, the largest ancient aqueduct bridge ever built by the Romans.
Nimes and Pont du Gard
The star attraction of Nimes is the worlds best-preserved ancient Roman amphitheater, Les Arenes. The arena is very similar in age and appearance to the Colosseum in Rome, but only half the size, seating 24,000 people. A lovely pedestrian zone of shops and cafés extends just beyond the right side of the arena, with the main lane of Rue de lAspic running ten blocks through its center. Check out the shops and other sights including the other great historic monument of Nimes, Maison Carrée or the square house, Frances best-preserved Roman temple. Maison Carrée looks like a smaller version of the Parthenon, with tall Corinthian columns running around it and a classic façade topped by a triangular pediment. Legend holds that the 2000-year-old temple was built by General Agrippa in honor of two grandsons of Emperor Augustus, Caius and Lucius.
The Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard is one of the greatest sights in all of ancient history. Its an incredibly impressive structure, in fact, the tallest ancient bridge and the second highest structure the Romans ever built, after the Colosseum in Rome which is just six feet higher.
Pont du Gard is part of an ancient, 26 mile water channel about in length, built mostly on or beneath the ground to carry water to Nimes. The Romans constructed this bridge across the valley about 2,000 years ago to maintain an even flow of water with just a very slight change in level, dropping only about one inch every 300 feet. This engineering feat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Three levels of arches hold up the water channel that runs across the top. The tallest arches that Roman engineers ever built are on the bottom. Their buildings relied heavily on the arch, for many interior spaces were differing variations of this critical feature: large rooms were often made with barrel-vaulted ceilings, really a series of arches connected together, and an arch could also be spun around on its axis to form a dome, another important Roman innovation.
Nimes, France
The city of Nimes makes a very attractive place to visit with its quiet pedestrian lanes running through the center, and especially because of the three major Roman historic sites. There is an ancient temple, there is a large amphitheater, nearby is the famous aqueduct, Pont du Gard. Nimes is located in the south of France. Quite nearby are the cities of Arles and Avignon and just further east, you've got Aix and Marseille.
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We are arriving in Nîmes this morning by train from Avignon and will be taking you on a walking tour of the city.
Upon arrival in Nimes train station and walk a few blocks along the main busy street, Avenue Feucheres, to a shady park, and just beyond to the star attraction of town and the world’s best-preserved ancient Roman amphitheater, the most important structure in town. It forms an ellipse, 145 yards long and 115 yards wide, and it’s 70 feet high. Although it's smaller than the amphitheater in Rome, the great Coliseum or even the amphitheater in Arles, it's actually in better preservation than any of them. The arena is built of limestone blocks that are as large as 10 feet wide, perfectly adjusted without any mortar to hold it together, in that ancient Roman style. The exterior presents two stories each of sixty arches.
This two thousand-year-old city has developed in a typically European-style with narrow lanes for pedestrians meandering in a casual grid that makes a delightful place to walk. It's an extensive zone of shops and cafés extending north of the arena, with the main lane of Rue de l’Aspic running ten blocks through its center.
While the historic sites are attractive you'll also find the shopping zone very enjoyable, just meandering and people-watching.
Travel France - Nimes, Pont du Gard
The city of Nimes offers lovely streets, a picturesque canal, an ancient Roman amphitheater, and a beautifully preserved Roman temple.
Nearby is the famous Pont du Gard aqueduct. Here are a few more details:
Amphitheater:
First century amphitheater for 22,000 spectators. Built specifically for gladiators and violent spectacle.
Maison Carre
Best preserved Roman temple in the world. Hellenic with Corinthian columns around main hall.
Pond du Gard
Tallest of all Roman aqueducts, and part of a huge system of canals and tunnels. Begun in 19 BC, and still in use in the 9th century. Delivered 4.4 million gallons per day.
FRANCIA - Pont du Gard - di Sergio Colombini
L'acquedotto romano più alto del mondo, ha permesso circa duemila anni fa per cinque secoli, di far arrivare alla città di Nimes l'acqua corrente.
Il ponte fu costruito in soli cinque anni, le sue dimensioni: 360 m di lunghezza, 50 m di altezza, su tre livelli.
Il colosso di pietra ben conservato è posto in una fresca oasi naturale. Nel 1985 viene iscritto nella lista del patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO, nel 2004 classificato Grand Site de France ( Grande sito di Francia), che racchiude dei paesaggi storici risalenti alla Preistoria.
Nîmes and Pont Du Gard Vlog *Maison Carrée, Fountain Gardens and Les Arènes* | AmandaRaeRevue
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Discovering Nîmes, the French Rome
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A Visit To Le Pont du Gard Outside of Nimes, France, March 25, 2011
An American tourist visits the famous Pont du Gard outside of Nimes, France and found the structure to be beyond awesome. It was a pleasant, warm day...so nice, in fact, that the videographer walked all the way back to Nimes on foot, videoing scenes as he went. Along the way, a motorist threw a glass of water in the walker's face (at about 55mph) as he strode along the roadway. No blisters resulted, but the trek was several kilometers long!