HERITAGE RECORD · 344

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

加德桥（罗马式水渠）

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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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Wikidata reference

QIDQ189764 ↗

Inception0050

Area0.3257 ha

Administrative areaQ379644

WikipediaPont du Gard ↗

Chinese Wikipedia加爾橋 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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