- History: When and why was the aqueduct was built? The Roman Construction Method. History after the Romans. Is the Pont du Gard still used today?
- Approximate period of construction which is estimated to have taken 15 years in total for the entire aqueduct and 5 years for the Pont du Gard.
- Combine Pont du Gard with other Vers-Pont-du-Gard favorites. ... The Pont du Gard aqueduct is the most-visited French monument dating from antiquity.
- Pont du Gard bridge - Roman aqueduct (ancient monument) with three levels of arcades (arches) spanning the River Gardon; in the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard.
- The extraordinary three-tiered Pont du Gard was once part of a 50km-long system of channels built around 19 BC to transport water from Uzès to Nîmes.
- Visit Pont du Gard, one of the world’s best-preserved examples of Roman ingenuity. Its chequered history has also inspired numerous artists.
- Visit the Pont du Gard, one of the great sites of France, a Roman aqueduct taking water from Uzes to Nimes via an underground canal and this magnificent bridge.
- Ancient olive trees near the site of the aqueduct. We arrive at the famous Pont du Gard, a masterpiece of Roman ingenuity which weighs in at 50,000 tons.
- Book tours and tickets to experience Pont du Gard. Reserve a ticket for your trip to Avignon today. Free cancellation and payment options - Viator.
- Engraving of the Pont du Gard by Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1804, showing the seriously dilapidated state of the bridge at the start of the 19th century.