{"id":4044,"date":"2021-06-09T00:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T22:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.margaret-hotelchouleur.com\/?page_id=4044"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:57:06","slug":"le-pont-du-gard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.margaret-hotelchouleur.com\/en\/visiter-nime\/le-pont-du-gard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pont du Gard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Built in the 1st century AD<\/strong>the Pont du Gard, near N\u00eemes, is undoubtedly one of the most important the most spectacular structure in the aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>. To cross the Gardon valley, the Romans built a bridge of exceptional proportions. At 49 metres high, it is the highest Roman aqueduct bridge in the world.<\/strong> It is made up of 3 rows of arches one above the other (6 arches on the first level, 11 arches on the second level and 47 arches originally), which is also a rare achievement for its time. Finally, it is remarkable for its excellent state of preservation, which means that today it is admired as a masterpiece of human creative genius. It is the only example of an ancient 3-storey bridge still standing today. Nearly a thousand men worked on this colossal project, which took just 5 years to complete.<\/p>

The Grand Site operation launched in 2000 has restored the site to its original state, free from the traffic and buildings that had proliferated in the surrounding area. The entrance ticket to the site gives access to the facilities on both banks of the Gardon.<\/p>

A superb underground museum space on the left bank of the bridge tells the fascinating story of the construction of the aqueduct and its role in Roman lifestyles in a fun and educational way. A total of 4,500 m\u00b2 of learning space, with films, exhibitions, virtual reconstructions, etc.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>From June to August, the thousand-year-old monument will be illuminated from dusk, offering the public a magnificent moment of contemplation. The work is all about perspective, light and colour, with graphic and symbolic images that respond, collide, overlap and tell their own story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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