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TARRAGONA ACUEDUCT
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS: SPAIN
Acueduct of Segòvia
Roman aqueduct of Albarracín
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MORE AQUEDUCTS IN SPAIN
Aqueduct Los Arcos (Teruel)
Aqueduct de Alcazar
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AQUEDUCTS ARROUND THE WORLD
Aqueduct of Valence (Turkey)
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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.
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OTHER INFORMATION Acueduct pont du gard(France)
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OTHER INFORMATION Acueduct of Santiago de Querétaro
(Mexico)
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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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