18 October 2020
The Pont du Gard Aqueduct Bridge – Masterpiece of Ancient Building
The question what have the Romans ever done for us? Was famously asked in the Monty Python film Life of Brian and certainly you might think that a few thousand years later that question is potentially redundant. However, a one look at the Pont du Gard aqueduct bridge may put paid to that idea.
They certainly made things to last. Although the Pont du Gard is no longer a functioning aqueduct bridge, the very fact that it isclose to two thousand years old and still standing is testament to the skills of its builders (although of course it has had renovations over time). The fact that it has gone from being useful to simply decorative is neither here nor there.