Pont du Gard was built around the year 19 BC. The aquaduct was designed to carry the water across the small Gardon river valley, it was part of a nearly 50 km (31 mi) aqueduct that brought water from springs near Uzès to the Roman city of Nemausus (Nîmes). At the time it was built, Nimes (France) was one of the bigger Roman centers. The Pont du Gard is the second largest Roman structure every built. It is 1 yard shorter then the Roman Coliseum in Rome. Water was a source of survival and luxury. The Romans at that time had quite complex plumping, even suction pumps to have high pressure water running through the pipes and into fountains.
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