Gier Roman Aqueduct
Roman gravity-fed aqueduct arcade of seventy-two arches, striding across a plateau on its way from the hills to ancient Lugdunum.
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This guide to the Gier Roman Aqueduct in Chaponost, near Lyon, begins in 1887 with a carved stone dug up in a nearby village and the emperor's name written on it. It follows the seventy-two arches that carried water toward Roman Lugdunum, the inspectors who worked along the channel, and the masonry pattern visible on the facing. Best heard standing in front of the arches, where you can look along the top.
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