Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Aqueduct

A Celtic castle existed here, from which resistance against the Romans originated. The city was nevertheless taken. Afterward, it began to be built as a Roman city and became an important Roman military base. In the second half of the 5th century, Segovia became part of the Visigoth Empire. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, Segovia was under Moorish possession. In 1085 Alfonso VI conquered the city. From the 13th to the 15th century it was a royal residence. The “Aqueduct of Segovia” is a Roman aqueduct. It was built around the first century AD to bring water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometers away to the city's wells, baths and private homes. It was in use until 1974. It was partially damaged in Moorish times, but the damage was repaired in the 15th century by carefully inserting 36 Gothic pointed arches.

A Celtic castle existed here, from which resistance against the Romans originated. The city was nevertheless taken. Afterward, it began to be built as a Roman city and became an important Roman military base. In the second half of the 5th century, Segovia became part of the Visigoth Empire. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, Segovia was under Moorish possession. In 1085 Alfonso VI conquered the city. From the 13th to the 15th century it was a royal residence. The “Aqueduct of Segovia” is a Roman aqueduct. It was built around the first century AD to bring water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometers away to the city's wells, baths and private homes. It was in use until 1974. It was partially damaged in Moorish times, but the damage was repaired in the 15th century by carefully inserting 36 Gothic pointed arches.

A Celtic castle existed here, from which resistance against the Romans originated. The city was nevertheless taken. Afterward, it began to be built as a Roman city and became an important Roman military base. In the second half of the 5th century, Segovia became part of the Visigoth Empire. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, Segovia was under Moorish possession. In 1085 Alfonso VI conquered the city. From the 13th to the 15th century it was a royal residence. The “Aqueduct of Segovia” is a Roman aqueduct. It was built around the first century AD to bring water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometers away to the city's wells, baths and private homes. It was in use until 1974. It was partially damaged in Moorish times, but the damage was repaired in the 15th century by carefully inserting 36 Gothic pointed arches.

Cologne is the fourth-largest city in Germany - and one of the oldest. A Germanic tribe, the Ubii, had a settlement here, this was named by the Romans "Oppidum Ubiorum". In 50 AD, the Romans founded "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", the city then became the provincial capital of "Germania Inferior". At that time the Roman city had a population of about 20.000 and in 80 AD the "Eifel Aqueduct" a water supply was built. This aqueduct, one of the longest aqueducts of the Roman Empire, delivered 20.000 m³ of water to the city every day. The inner city of Cologne is completely built above Roman ruins and in some parts, the visitor can walk through the still existing underground sections of the aqueduct.