Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 318
many of which have been partly orwholly preserved, and some of which are even still in use. TheRimini Bridge (Fig. 14), built under Augustus, is perfectlypreserved. The Pons Aelius, now Saint Ange, built about130 A.D. by Emperor Hadrian, has been repaired and ornamentedwith statues, but is entirely… … Roof of grotto at Delos. The aqueduct of Card in France, built by Agrippa at thebeginning of the Christian era to bring water to the city ofNimes from a distance of about 24 miles, was built entirely of cutstone, 158 feet above the surface of the water. No cement ormortar was used except in the…
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