Aqueduct Carolino
The aqueduct Carolino (also called is a work of art hydraulic 38 km, located in the region of Campania in the province of Caserta , designed to move water from the source to the top of Fizzo of Montebriano.
History
Decided in 1753 by King Charles III , the construction of the aqueduct was to supply the fountains and ponds in the gardens of the Royal Palace of Caserta also manufactures silk San Leucio.
Its layout was designed by Luigi Vanvitelli takes place largely buried. The pipeline, 1.2 m wide and 1.3 m high, reported by 67 Torrini, is a construction plan and coverage square pyramidal for access for maintenance. Of great architectural quality, the viaduct , perfectly preserved and still in service, through the Valle di Maddaloni Mount Logano to East to West Mount Garzano and is built of stone tuff with a powerful structure with three rows of arches for a length of 529 meters and a width of 55.80 meters in the model of Roman aqueducts. It was inaugurated on 7 May 1762.
In 1996 , the Aqueduct of Carolino is entered in the World Heritage of Humanity on the list established by UNESCO with the Palace of Caserta and its park and the complex of San Leucio.
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