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Roquefavour Aqueduct

Thursday, 8th December 2005 by Alex

This is the absolutely stunning Roquefavour aqueduct, which carries water from the Durance over this valley in France. Built between 1841 and 1847, this incredible stone structure is a massive 83 metres tall. There’s lots more stats and a good photo over at Sructurae.

Roquefavour Aqueduct

Our submitter also pointed us towards this perfectly conical tree, right in the middle of where no conical tree has any right to be. Apparently…

This is a quickly-maturing California redwood planted by the owner of the nearby house after a visit to California where he was suitably impressed by our wonderful giants

Many thanks to Paul Kim.

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5 Responses to 'Roquefavour Aqueduct'

  1. 1. Tim says: December 9th, 2005 at 3:57 am

    Is this the aqueduct in the film Amelie?

  2. 2. ulrich says: December 9th, 2005 at 4:17 pm

    why didnt they put a pipe there?? xD

  3. 3. northern git says: December 10th, 2005 at 3:43 am

    ……and just round the corner from the TGV post a few weeks ago! Lots happening round these parts eh?

  4. 4. toadslick says: December 15th, 2005 at 10:19 am

    wow. that’s beautiful.

  5. 5. Robin says: March 7th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    Incredible. They don’t make ‘em like that any more!

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