Les Ferreres Aqueduct

Les Ferreres Aqueduct
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Also known as: Acquedotto di Tarragona, Acquedotto Ferreres, Acueducto de las Ferreras, Acueducto de les Ferreres, Acueduto de les Ferreres, Acueduto de Tarragona, akvadukt de les Ferreres, Akvadukt Les Ferreres, Aquädukt von Tarraco, Aquädukt von Tarragona, Aqueduc De Tarragone, Aqueducte de les Ferreres

Les Ferreres Aqueduct is composed of two levels of arches: the upper section has 25 arches, and the lower one has 11 [1]. All arches have the same diameter of 20 Roman feet (5.9m) with a variation of 15 cm [1]. The distance between centres of the pillars is 26 Roman feet (7.95m) [1]. It has a maximum height of 27 metres (89 ft) and a length of 249 metres (817 ft), including the ends where the specus (water channel) runs atop a wall [1].

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TypeReservoir/aqueduct/canal
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountrySpain
Coordinates41.1468° N, 1.2437° E

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