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Pont du Gard
Functional architecture
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1. What side of the ara pacis has the relief of
   tellus?
2. What sides of the ara pacis are the processions
   on?
3. What is the content of the 2 processions?
4. What did the 2 women (who framed the main woman)
   represent in the Tellus relief?
5. What were the inauguration and dedication dates
   of the ara pacis?
6. What side was the scene of Aeneas on?
7. What was the main propaganda message of the
   Aeneas relief?
8. What had Augustus done to deserve the ara pacis?
9. Why did the senate have to make the ara pacis for
   Augustus?
10. What is the name for these parts of a door?

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1. East side
2. North and South
3. Augustus family senators
4. Fresh water and Sea Water
5. 13-9 BC
6. West
7. That Augustus is pietas and holy and great like
   aeneas
8. Pacified spain and gaul
9. Because Augustus was not accepting any triumphal
   honours
10. Lintel and doorjamb

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1. Where is the Pont du gard located (modern name)?
2. Where is the pont du gard located (roman name?)
3. What place did it transport water to?
4. Where did it transport water from?
5. What dates are associated with the ara pacis?
6. What is on the west side?
7. What is on the east side?
8. What is on the north side?
9. What is on the south side?
10. What is on the base of the exterior wall below
    the reliefs?

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Hello Mr. Workbookp.13

• Location France!
• Roman Name _______ (under control of Rome from
  120 BC)
• Modern Name Nîmes (what other piece of
  architecture have we studied from there?)
• Architectural type Functional, Aqueduct.
• Purpose Carried water from a spring near Uzes
  (50km away) to supply Nîmes with water
• Dates of Construction find in Paul Artus
• Reasons for Dating
• 19BC when commissioned by Marcus Agrippa
• Dimensions 49m high and 275m wide across the
  gorge

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• When was it built? What is it built with?
  uncemented masonry quarried locally, which was
  very accessible and cheap
• Who probably constructed it? Slaves and Soldiers
  but was commissioned by Marcus Agrippa
• Number of arches find in Paul Artus
• Height of structure Find
• Length (of top level) Find
• The canal
• Lined with waterproof cement. So that the
  water f____ smoothly does n___ leak.
• Located on the top of the aqueduct
• Covered with stone bosses for repairs

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Pont problems and Sensible solutions
Problem Solution
The height of a bridge needed to cross the Gard Repeated arches in a row mean they can span any length eg. One length at the bottom (142m) and another at top of the gorge (275m)
The flow of water against the bridge Copy down info underpointed piers and the river The pier heads in the bottom row are wedge shaped to cut the flood current and reduce turbulence
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Pont problems and Sensible solutions
Problems solutions
The weight of the bridge The weight of the structure is lessened as the depth of the arches decreases from bottom to top 6.36m, 4.56m, 3.06m The properties of the arch mean it is strong enough to cope with the weight of the structure distribute the weight evenly as well as deal with the water it carries
The force of winds on the bridge Find information under The Wind in Paul Artus

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construction

• The blocks weighed up to 6 tonnes
• Blocks were labelled before they were put
  together
• Local limestone was used from the river valley
• The cost of labour was reduced by using slaves
  soldiers
• No carved decoration
• Projecting stones were used for scaffolding
  were left to assist with repairs in future
• The aqueduct was a cheaper method of transporting
  water instead of using lead pipes.

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What are these?
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More details

• The water was piped to the various areas of Nîmes
  eg. Private houses, public baths, public drinking
  fountains.
• This part of the aqueduct crosses the gorge of
  the river Gardon, (which is why it is called the
  Pont du Gard Bridge over the river Gardon).
• It is located 21km from Nîmes
• it is a utilitarian structure.

• The source of the water (Uzes) is higher than
  its destination (Nîmes) so gravity causes the
  water to flow downhill with reasonable pressure.
  The pont du gard has a slight drop of 11cm over
  275m

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Its Harmonious beautiful!

• The arch on the bottom tier is the same width as
  3 arches on the top tier
• The arches of the 2 bottom tiers are the same
  width

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