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This is another of my favorite cities of my dear Spain. From an early age , I think first time was when I was 10 years old with my dear late mother Gladys ,and then, I kept coming back over the years, then with my dear late wife Martine, and then with the family and boys and parents and and ….lost count but each time is like the first time. I found a couple pictures not in my blog and they should be, Therefore, here is again, the aqueduct of Segovia , part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

According to experts, the Aqueduct of Segovia was built in the second half of the 1C AD or early 2C AD  during the reign of Adrian of Trajan. It is  813 meters long, with about 728 meters visible in the city. It has a maximum height of 28.5 meters and a minimum of 0.5 meters out of the city. The water transported, is on a slope of 1%, to make runs freely into town from the source in the Frio River , 17 km from Segovia ,bringing it to the area of Acebeda 15 km further. The exact location according to experts is from the Aceveda river , a small stream of the Frio river in a pine and oak forest in the northern slopes of the sierra de Guadarrama at 1255 meters altitude.

I have a previous post with lots of history so will keep this post short just for the new pictures from above the aqueduct of Segovia, There is niche with statues in the arches this was done with a solemn celebration and procession, the statues of the Virgin and Saint Sebastian were placed in the aqueduct on March 21 and 30, 1520. They remained there since then, showing the devotion of the city, to guard and protect it.

The stones in the aqueduct has been calculated to weigh between 1 and 2 tons: They are carved ashlar by ashlar, stone by stone, and placed one on top of the other, According to historians, the Romans used nothing more and nothing less than a total of 20,400 granite stones or ashlars to build this Aqueduct, which is almost 30 meters high, and which was an essential tool for transporting water in City center,  

The arch of the aqueduct measures 1,280 meters in length and the pipe runs over 74 stone arches, whose maximum height is 23 meters with a latitude of 13, supported by masonry pillars more than 3 and a half meters square. The first section of the Segovia aqueduct contains 36 semicircular arches, rebuilt in the 15C to restore a part destroyed by the Moors in 1072. The line of arches is organized into two levels, decorated in a simple way, in which simple molds They hold the frame and provide support to the structure. On the upper level, the arches are 5 meters wide.

The Segovia tourist office on the aqueduct: https://turismodesegovia.com/en/aqueduct

The Segovia province tourist office on the aqueduct : https://segoviaturismo.es/ven-a-segovia/destinos/segovia/386-el-acueducto

The Castilla Y Léon region tourist office on Segovia: https://www.patrimoniocastillayleon.com/en/segovia

There you go folks, a wonderful monument to mankind this is the aqueduct of Segovia. A must to see ,once, twice, many times indeed, Again,hope you enjoy this post on the aqueduct of Segovia, part II as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!