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Roman and Medieval Aqueducts of Patras

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were worshipped at the location of the Romanos springs. The aqueduct measured 6.5 km in length from the water cistern to the city's acropolis. For the greater part of this distance, the water passed through an underground pipe, passing over valleys and gorges on constructed archways, parts of
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in 31 BC. The city was an important gateway between Greece and Italy, and the Roman architecture dominated the city completely. Roman emperors and city benefactors funded many public buildings and projects in the city with the aqueduct being one of them; a necessary infrastructure for the water
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which still remain today. According to foreign visitors of the city, the aqueduct was in a good condition still carrying water until the 17th century when the city incorporated a water pipe supply system, rendering its use obsolete.
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The construction of Patras' short bypass road was heavily delayed for more than 10 years due to the original planned path crossing the course of the Roman aqueduct. Furthermore, in 2006 an additional medieval aqueduct of the
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along its side where people can visit the unified aqueducts. Parts of both aqueducts still remain located in private properties, with the Roman one passing through houses' yards in the local neighbourhood of Asyrmatos.
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and a vital part in the water supply of Roman-era Patras. Today parts of the aqueduct are visible around the short Patras' bypass road and the neighborhoods of
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Cutting works and partial transportation of the medieval aqueduct in 2009.
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Immediate Interventions for the Restoration of Patras' Roman Aqueducts
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supply of a populous city like Patras. Most probably during
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Path of the Roman aqueduct before the road construction.
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View of the Roman aqueduct in Asyrmatos neighborhood.
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View of the Roman aqueduct in Asyrmatos neighborhood.
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Roman aqueduct
Roman
Patras
Greece
Coordinates
38°14′48″N 21°45′11″E / 38.24667°N 21.75306°E / 38.24667; 21.75306
Hadrian
Greek
Patras
West Greece
Roman period in Greece
Aroi
Asyrmatos
Patras Castle

Roman colony
Hadrian
cistern
Panachaiko
Nymphs
Ottoman period
View of the Roman aqueduct in Asyrmatos neighborhood.
Ruins of the Roman aqueduct in the park.
The remaining arch of the Roman aqueduct.
Path of the Roman aqueduct before the road construction.
The medieval aqueduct in the park.
Part of the medieval aqueduct in situ.
Cutting works and partial transportation of the medieval aqueduct in 2009.

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