Pont du Gard

Summary

Pont du Gard is an arch bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of arch_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month, #1 of 129).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pont du Gard is located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard^[3].
• Pont du Gard is in the country of France^[4].
• Pont du Gard's image is recorded as Pont du Gard BLS.jpg^[5].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as arch bridge^[6].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as stone bridge^[7].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as Roman aqueduct^[8].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as Roman bridge^[9].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[10].
• Pont du Gard's instance of is recorded as ancient Roman structure^[11].
• Pont du Gard's crosses is recorded as Gardon^[12].
• Pont du Gard's made from material is recorded as shelly limestone^[13].
• Pont du Gard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 236953380^[14].
• Pont du Gard's GND ID is recorded as 4313599-7^[15].
• Pont du Gard's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120410982^[16].
• Pont du Gard's IdRef ID is recorded as 028610342^[17].
• Pont du Gard's location is recorded as Vers-Pont-du-Gard^[18].
• Pont du Gard's part of is recorded as Nîmes aqueduct^[19].
• Pont du Gard's Commons category is recorded as Pont du Gard^[20].
• Pont du Gard's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00103291^[21].
• Pont du Gard's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000256^[22].
• +0050-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pont du Gard^[23].
• Pont du Gard's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.9473, 'lon': 4.5355}^[24].
• Pont du Gard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c42_^[25].
• Pont du Gard's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Q18667157^[26].
• Pont du Gard's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 344bis^[27].

Body

Geography

Pont du Gard is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard^[3]. Its part of is recorded as Nîmes aqueduct^[19].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.3257'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+691'}^[29]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+275'}^[30] and {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+900'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include arch bridge^[6], stone bridge^[7], Roman aqueduct^[8], Roman bridge^[9], tourist attraction^[10], and ancient Roman structure^[11]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[32], Grand site de France^[33], World Heritage Site^[34], and monument historique inscrit^[35].

History and Context

+0050-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Pont du Gard^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pont du Gard include Vers-Pont-du-Gard^[36], a commune of France^[37], in France^[38].

Why It Matters

Pont du Gard ranks in the top 0.78% of arch_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month, #1 of 129).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Vers-Pont-du-Gard^[36], a commune of France^[37], in France^[38].