Under the Romans, Segovia rose to become an important town of Roman Hispania.
The Aqueduct of Segovia.
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The bridge is built from approximately 20,400 blocks of granite.
Today, two niches are still visible, one on each side of the aqueduct.
The niche now contains an image of the Virgin.
The other image was lost.
Massive granite blocks locked in place by a perfect balance of forces.
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To say the aqueduct survived for two thousand years would not be entirely correct.
In the 11th century, invasion by Yahya ibn Ismail Al-Mamun destroyed approximately 36 arches of the aqueduct.
Some of the dislodged stones were then used to rebuild the castle of King Alfonso VI.
Since 2006, the aqueduct is under the World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund (WMF).
An artists rendering of how the aqueduct might have been constructed.
Image is from an exhibition at the Museum of Segovia.
Photo: Antonio Tanarro
Aerial photo of the Roman aqueduct of Segovia.
