The 1st century CE Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, in Spain, constructed from 20,400 granite blocks without mortar. The bridge structure, which transported water 17 km from mountain springs to Segovia until 1973, features 167 arches, with a maximum height of 28.5 meters [900×1288]
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Wait, what happened 1973? nearly 2000 years and stopped funtioning just now?
As someone who both loves history and works in construction, this is fascinating.
Even with today’s modern technology and project of this size would be a massive undertaking
So somebody had to count all those blocks?
Amazing location. Threw a frisbee through those columns as a college kid visiting Spain for a summer.
What’s really impressive: it’s dry stacked. There is no mortar holding those stones together. Just precision.