The Pont du Gard is a marvel of Roman engineering: built in 50 A.D. at a height of over 40 meters, it allowed the Nîmes aqueduct (52 kilometers long with a gradient of only 34 centimeters per kilometer) to cross the Gardon River and supply the city with water.

Built without the use of water, the limestone blocks (weighing almost 6 tons) were cut in a nearby quarry and then arranged and held together not with lime but with joints carved on site.

Completed in 5 years by a thousand workers, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It is the highest aqueduct bridge in the world.

Have you ever seen it?

Even those who have never been there will have seen it… In their wallet!
The Pont du Gard is actually depicted on the €5 banknote. On every European banknote there is a bridge or an arch from the history of European architecture.

Have you ever noticed?

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