I don't know what time this aqueduct came from. In any case, the ancient Romans perfected the round arch from solid stones. They created a fascinating interplay of technology and aesthetics. Even if only fragments survived the times - the dignity of these buildungs is still perceptible and alive.
@juliedduncan Thank you, Julie! @joysabin Thank you very much! @spanner Thanks a lot! @seattlite It was a glorious afternoon... thank you! @graemestevens Thank you very much! @stray_shooter surely not, they built these high aqueducts to ensure a continuous inclination from the source to the destination, but it looks like it could! @Jerome It is apparently of Roman inspiration, but it was built much later, in the 17th Century, by order of a visionary pope who transformed a castle into a palace not so far from Rome. I fully agree with your statement about the interplay of technology and aesthetics. Thank you! @jyokota I hope so... as in all these little stories, I know where I’m taking off but I don’t know where I will land! Thank you!
Though I've been on hiatus, Domenico, I had time to leave a few comments when I saw your name; I had to read one of your stories, though I confess to reading this one backward! Once more...as always...I marvel at your ability to pair images to story line, and still am amazed, as your wrote to Junko, you "make it up" as you go along! Your a marvel! Presently consumed with family matters at a distance; thinking of you and your parents, too, and wishing you all well.
June 25th, 2020
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@joysabin Thank you very much!
@spanner Thanks a lot!
@seattlite It was a glorious afternoon... thank you!
@graemestevens Thank you very much!
@stray_shooter surely not, they built these high aqueducts to ensure a continuous inclination from the source to the destination, but it looks like it could!
@Jerome It is apparently of Roman inspiration, but it was built much later, in the 17th Century, by order of a visionary pope who transformed a castle into a palace not so far from Rome. I fully agree with your statement about the interplay of technology and aesthetics. Thank you!
@jyokota I hope so... as in all these little stories, I know where I’m taking off but I don’t know where I will land! Thank you!
@helenhall Thank you! Admittedly, the half cut arch had a magnetic attraction!
@leonbuys83 Thanks a lot!