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TARRAGONA ACUEDUCT
INDEX Where is it.........................................3 When was it build................................4 Description........................................5 Other constructions..............................6 Pictures............................................7 What do you thing................................8 Other imformation...............................9 Bibliography......................................10
WHERE IS IT? The acueduct is in Tarragona, the old city of
Tarraco an important city for the Romans. The Acueduct of Les Ferreres is a Roman acueduct in Catalonia, built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco. The aqueduct is located 4 kilometers north of Tarragona, in the community of Catalonia. The acueduct was added to the UNESCO's list of World heritage Sites in 2000.
WHEN WAS IT BUILD?
The acueduct was build on the first century a.C in the Augustus emperador time. All the estructure was build in opus Quadratum a tipe of rocks.
DESCRIPTION Romans used it to transport the water
city from the mountains to the city. They are big and very long constructions. Romans did a great invention because when they began to build aqueducts they facilitated the transport of water and people could live better.
OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS: SPAIN
Acueduct of Segòvia
Roman aqueduct of Albarracín
MORE AQUEDUCTS IN SPAIN
Aqueduct Los Arcos (Teruel)
Aqueduct de Alcazar
AQUEDUCTS ARROUND THE WORLD
Aqueduct of Valence (Turkey)
WHAT DO YOU THING?
We thing this is a great construction because they can transport the water very easily. Of this form you haven’t go to the river to find water, you can have water in the city.
OTHER INFORMATION Acueduct pont du gard(France)
OTHER INFORMATION Acueduct of Santiago de Querétaro
(Mexico)
BIBLIOGRAPHY http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acueductos_
de_Roma#Aqua_Appia http://www.google.es/imghp?hl=es&tab
=wi http://www.ritmodominicano.com/wiki.p
hp?title=Acueducto_Los_Arcos_(Teruel) http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aq%C3%BCe
ducte_de_les_Ferreres http://www.xtec.es/~sgiralt/labyrinthus/r
oma/urbs/aquaeductus.htm http://www.portalplanetasedna.com.ar/a
cueductos.htm
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