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Aspendos / Turkey Table of contents |
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 They
say, the king of Aspendos promissed
his daughter to that man who could construct the
most useful building for his town. Two remained, eventually: the constructor
of an aqueduct and the man who constructed the theatre. The
king almost chose the aqueduct, but as he went to the
theatre to have a last glance, he heard somebody say:
"Your daughter belongs to me". He was standing
at the utmost gallery! The acoustics were that perfect,
even the wispered words of the architect who was standing
at ground level were heard by the king. This was too
impressive, the theatre won the "race". |
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Rome / Italië |
 It
is said that the
name of the Aqua Virgine derives from a young girl who
gave directions to Agrippa's men so they could find
drinkable water / a source. This aqueduct remains hidden
for the better part and is still functioning. |
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Narbonne (Aude) / France |
 It
is said that "La
Muraille du Diable" (the
Devil's wall) has been built in one night
only; by the devil in exchange for the soul of a lazy
servant.At the moment some 10 km are still "traceble", in the 2nd century it provided the whole of Narbonne with water. |
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Jouy-aux-Arches / France |
 Azita,
the daughter of Noach, discovered when searching for
the lost garden (together with her three nephews) the
valley of Jouy. She decided to live there, but
afraid of another flood she asked her relatives
(Geteth,
Jazel en Zelech) to
build her a bridge so she can escape if needed. Because
she enjoyed the building of the arches (jouir in French)
she decided to give this paradise on earth the name:
Jouy-aux-Arches. Do you know a legend about an aqueduct, please let me know. Thanks in advance. |
