Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
The Roman aqueduct of Segovia, probably built c. A.D. 50, is remarkably well preserved. This impressive construction, with its two tiers of arches, forms part of the setting of the magnificent historic city of Segovia. Other important monuments include the Alcázar, begun around the 11th century, and the 16th-century Gothic cathedral.
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The Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct is a historic town with an excellently preserved civil engineering work from the Roman period ca. 50 AD.
The first historical reference to the town of Segovia dates back to the year 192 A.D., when its Celtiberian inhabitants were defeated by Roman forces.
Segovia is world-renowned for the ship-like appearance it projects: the Alcázar standing at its bow, the cathedral tower being its mainmast and the aquaduct its helm.
The aquaduct was probably erected in the first century A.D. It supplied water to the high-lying part of the town, at that time occupied by the Roman military headquarters and today the site of the Alcázar. It's an underground channel, with a free-standing arcade comprised of 20.000 granite blocks that are held together without any kind of binding agent or mortar.
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