Aqueduc de Louveciennes
17th century aqueduct near Paris
The Aqueduc de Louveciennes (French pronunciation: [akdyk də luv(ə)sjɛn]; Louveciennes Aqueduct), sometimes called the Aqueduc de Marly (Marly Aqueduct), is an aqueduct built in the 17th century under the reign of Louis XIV, located in Louveciennes (now in the Yvelines department, in the western suburbs of Paris). Now out of service, the aqueduct has been listed a monument historique since 1953. It was a part of the hydraulic network intended to provide water for the Château de Marly and the Gardens of Versailles from the Seine river, using a huge pump called the Machine de Marly.
The aqueduct consists of 36 arches. Its length is 643m for a width varying from 2 to 4.4m, and a height from 10 to 20 metres.
History
It was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansard, then Robert de Cotte, from 1681 to 1685. A monumental machine, called the machine de Marly, situated on the Seine river at Bougival, pumped water out of the river with the help of 14 paddle wheels. By pipes put on two paved inclines, the water was pumped up the 126 metres of the hill of Louveciennes. The water flowed into the reservoir at the summit of the tour du Levant ("East tower") at the north-eastern end of the aqueduct. Using gravity by a one metre wide and two metres deep canal, sealed inside with lead, the water was directed toward the tour du Jongleur ("tower of the Juggler") at the southern end of the aqueduct.
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