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# 1 Pont du Gard

Posted by kiwisa (North Shore, New Zealand) on 3 March 2010 in Architecture and Portfolio.

A UNESCO World heritage site, the Pont du Gard is an aqueduct believed to have originally been built by Augustus' son-in-law and aide, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, around the year 19 BC .

Canon EOS 450D 1/160 second F/8.0 ISO 200 18 mm

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john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Fabulous capture!

3 Mar 2010 6:07am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

a very huge structure.. I am glad it is a world heritage site.. hopefully it is maintained and preserved for a very long time to come..

3 Mar 2010 8:41am

@Sarito: I'm also glad, there is so much history attached to this structure.

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

What a beautiful bridge ! Very good framing too Kiwia, I like it :)

3 Mar 2010 8:56am

@Tamara: Thanks Tamara

MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom

I'd love to see this in real life; it's awesome! Captured perfectly..the repeats of the arches works really well for a photo!

3 Mar 2010 9:43am

@MrsAmber: Thanks Kate, This was one place I really really wanted to visit and it was awesome to see. A few more photos to follow

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

awesome cpature how lucky you were to see it in real life

3 Mar 2010 10:14am

@jamesy: Thanks - very lucky to be there, it was one of the highlights of our trip.

jeanclaude from st mande 94160, France

merci pour cette visite de la france

3 Mar 2010 10:20am

@jeanclaude: As you will have noticed, I loved my visit to France and glad you are enjoying it rhough my eyes.

Vitor Martins from Lisboa, Portugal

Beautiful image and very intersting structure.

3 Mar 2010 2:52pm

@Vitor Martins: Thanks:) It is a magnificent structure

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

You have some wonderful photos from what must have been a memorable trip, and this one is no exception!

3 Mar 2010 4:16pm

@dobbino: Thanks:) It was an amazing trip as you will notice from the "maybe too many" photos I have taken. Haven't finished with France yet and then there is Italy...:)

Yvon from Orleans, France

qu'il est beau vu sous cet angle

3 Mar 2010 6:22pm

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Fabulous shot of that famous monument!

3 Mar 2010 6:24pm

Monik from PARIS, France

Un joli point de vue de ce pont célèbre!
Bonne journée!

4 Mar 2010 7:55am

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Wonderful shot of the aqueduct, have seen a few of these over the years with my travels, but alasI wasnt into photography then

5 Mar 2010 1:59am

@JJ: Thanks:) If only I could revisit places from the 'before photography' phase it would be great

Manubhai from Bangalore, India

Good shot....i like the bridge acting as divide between the sky and the land...

5 Mar 2010 9:27am