Pont du Gard
ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
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Summary
Pont du Gard is an arch bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of arch bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,528 views/month, #1 of 129).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vers-Pont-du-Gard[3]
- Country: France[4]
- Instance of: stone bridge[5], Roman aqueduct[6], Roman bridge[7], tourist attraction[8], ancient Roman structure[9]
- Crosses: Gardon[10]
- Made from material: shelly limestone[11]
- Location: Vers-Pont-du-Gard[12]
- Part of: Nîmes aqueduct[13]
- Commons category: Pont du Gard[14]
- Inception: 50[15]
- Located in/on physical feature: Q18667157[16]
- Significant event: UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[17]
- Official website: https://www.pontdugard.fr[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pont du Gard[19]
- Commons gallery: Pont du Gard[20]
- Number of spans: 6[21]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Neunzehnter Band[22]
- Heritage designation: classified historical monument[23], Grand site de France[24], World Heritage Site[25], monument historique inscrit[26]
- Native label: Pont du Gard[27]
- Length: 275 m[28], 900 feet[29]
- Area: 0.3257 ha[30], 691 ha[31]
- Height: 48 m[32], 160 feet[33]
- Carries thoroughfare: Roman aqueduct[34], Fontaine d'Eure[35]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[36], (iii)[37], (iv)[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Livius[39]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Pont du Gard[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pont du Gard include Vers-Pont-du-Gard[41], a commune of France[42], in France[43].
Why It Matters
Pont du Gard has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Vers-Pont-du-Gard[41], a commune of France[42], in France[43].