Aspendos Aqueduct

Aspendos Aqueduct
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Also known as: Aspend, Aspende, Aspendios, Aspendo, Aspendos, Aspendus, Aszpendosz, Estwedys, Mint of Aspendus, Primoupolis, Άσπενδος, Πριμόπολις

A Roman aqueduct stretching approximately 17 km to supply the ancient city of Aspendos in Pamphylia, built in the early 2nd century AD. Its final 1.7 km feature a remarkable triple inverted siphon system with over 3,000 perforated limestone pipe blocks sealed with lime and olive oil. Two hydraulic pressure towers, originally about 40 m tall, rank among the highest Roman constructions and managed water pressure across a 55-metre-deep valley crossing.

TypeAqueduct
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryTürkiye
Coordinates36.9446° N, 31.1685° E

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