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    The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes)...
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    Vers-Pont-du-Gard (French pronunciation: [vɛʁs pɔ̃ dy ɡaʁ]; Vèrs in Occitan) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. The Pont du Gard is...
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    Gardon (redirect from River Gard)
    aqueduct Pont du Gard and the 16th-century Pont Saint-Nicolas are two historic bridges that cross the Gardon. The Gorges du Gardon, which ends at Pont Saint-Nicolas...
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    architectural remains in Nîmes, as well as the famous Roman aqueduct, the Pont du Gard. Gard is also home to the source of Perrier, a carbonated mineral water...
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    Uzès (category Communes of Gard)
    kilometres (31 miles) away. The most famous stretch of the aqueduct is the Pont du Gard, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which carried fresh water over splendid...
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    Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard station (French: Gare de Nîmes-Pont-du-Gard) is a French TGV and TER train station in the communes of Manduel and Redessan, near Nîmes...
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    aqueducts throughout the Roman Empire, such as the Aqueduct of Segovia, the Pont du Gard, and the eleven aqueducts of Rome. The same concepts produced numerous...
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    communes de Petite-Camargue Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol Communauté de communes du Pont du Gard Communauté de communes Rhôny, Vistre, Vidourle...
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  • (in modern Tunisia). Surviving provincial aqueduct bridges include the Pont du Gard in France and the Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain. The longest single conduit...
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  • Pont du Gard was a French association football club founded in 2005. The club was formed as a result of a merger between two teams; ES Pont du Gard and...
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    Provençal: Sant Geli; English: St. Giles) or Saint-Gilles-du-Gard is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the second most populous...
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    Spain Roman aqueduct supplying Carthage, Tunisia Pont du Gard near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France De los Remedios Aqueduct, Naucalpan...
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    Pont-Saint-Esprit (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿ɛspʁi], literally "Holy Spirit Bridge"; Occitan: Lo Pònt Sant Esperit) is a commune in the Gard département...
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    "Places Stanislas, de la Carrière et d'Alliance à Nancy". UNESCO. "Pont du Gard". UNESCO. "Provins, ville de foire médiévale". UNESCO. "Site historique...
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    landmarks include the Roman-era Pont du Gard and the Arena of Nîmes; the Verdon Gorge, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; the Canal du Midi, linking Toulouse by to...
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    perfected this form, as shown, for example, by arched structures of Pont du Gard. In the interior of hall churches, arcades of separating arches were...
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    Luberon. Provence hosts dozens of renowned historical sites like the Pont du Gard, the Arles' Roman Monuments or the Palais des Papes in Avignon. Several...
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    architecture. Colosseum, Rome, unknown architect, 72–80 AD Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Gard, France, a Roman aqueduct, unknown architect, 40–60 AD Pantheon...
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  • appoints his horse, Incitatus, a senator. Construction begins on the Pont du Gard aqueduct in Gallia Narbonensis (approximate date). The Germanic Quadi...
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  • DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and...
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  • refer to: Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct bridge Vers-Pont-du-Gard, a commune in the Gard department Rochefort-du-Gard, a commune in the Gard department...
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    hills to the north. Where it crossed the river Gard between Uzès and Remoulins, the spectacular Pont du Gard was built. This is 20 km (12 mi) north east...
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    service to the station began on 15 December 2019 with the opening of Nîmes–Pont du Gard station. The Nîmes–Montpellier bypass was developed initially by French...
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    responsible for considerable damage to the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge Pont du Gard while using it to transport his army across. To make space for his artillery...
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    played there a decorative, not structural, role. Roman architecture (Pont du Gard) Byzantine architecture (Church of Christ Pantocrator) Romanesque architecture...
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    town and continues east to Tarascon. The D966L comes from Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard in the north and comes down the banks of the Rhône to the town. The D90...
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    Henri Pitot (category People from Gard)
    Montpellier (the construction lasted thirteen years), and the extension of Pont du Gard in Nîmes. In 1724, he became a member of the French Academy of Sciences...
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    Aqüeducte de les Ferreres [əkwəˈðuktə ðə ləs fəˈrɛɾəs]), also known as the Pont del Diable ([ˈpɔn(d) dəl diˈabːlə]; English: "Devil's Bridge"), is an ancient...
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    Versailles, Île-de-France Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy The Pont du Gard aqueduct of Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Occitania  Germany The Cologne cathedral of Cologne,...
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    public baths, theatres and arenas. Many monuments, such as the Colosseum, Pont du Gard, and Pantheon, remain as testaments to Roman engineering and culture...
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