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Pont du Gard, running water, the river Gard in southern France, the masterpiece of Roman engineering. It was built to carry passengers (although there are pedestrian walkway in the same) – instead of a part of a complex aqueduct system, which led to water more than 30 miles (50 km) on ancient Roman city of Nemausus (NIMES now).

Pont du Gard was Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 to 12 BC), son of Emperor Augustus. A stone bridge, some of which weigh up to 6 tons, were reduced under perfectly together without mortar.

Wedge-shaped stones, known as voussoirs, were divided into three levels, is the tip of most water pipes. Thus, she stated that the construction of the entire system is only 56 feet (17 m) vertically – more than 30 miles! — Deliver 5 million gallons (20.00 m3) of water in the city.

Khaju Bridge (Pol-e Khajoo) in Isfahan, Iran, in the 17 century, Shah Abbas II bridge also serves as a dam with locks under the arches. When the doors closed, the water level of the bridge amounts to irrigate orchards, along with the Zayandeh River.

Khoju The bridge consists of two stories of arcades, the intersection of the distinctive arches richly decorated with colored tiles. In the middle of the bridge, there are two large halls, called Prince salons, originally developed for the Shah.