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The Bar Aqueduct ( cnr, Барски аквадукт, Barski akvadukt) is a stone aqueduct located on the northern side of
The aqueduct was constructed during the governance of the Turistička organizacija Bar (Accessed 2010-08-25)
The water channel is formed on the upper surface of the aqueduct, where jointly connected stoneware pipes were placed, each being about 12 cm in diameter and 30 cm long. The entire construction is made of broken and roughly hewn stone. After the devastating Montenegro earthquake in 1979 on April 15, at 06:19, the aqueduct was completely destroyed.
Later on it was completely renovated, so it can even be used to this day.
Local Tourism Organisation of Bar
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Stari Bar
Stari Bar ( cyrl, Стари Бар; sq, Tivar i Vjetër, lit. "Old Bar") is a small town in Montenegro. It is located inland, a few miles from the new city of Bar, resting on Londša hill, at the foot of Mount Rumija. According to the 2003 ce ...
Fortress, 4 km north of the town of Bar
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* Bar (u ...
in Montenegro
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, and one of the largest and best preserved aqueducts from the three remaining ones in the former Yugoslavia
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, which include the Diocletianus Aqueduct
The Aqueduct of Diocletian ( hr, Dioklecijanov akvadukt) is an ancient Roman aqueduct near Split, Croatia () constructed during the Roman Empire to supply water to the palace of the emperor Diocletian, who was ''Augustus'' 284 to 305 AD, retire ...
near Split
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and the Skopje Aqueduct
The Skopje Aqueduct ( mk, Скопски аквадукт, ) is an aqueduct and archaeological site located in the neighbourhood of Vizbegovo northwest of central Skopje, North Macedonia. The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia ...
in North Macedonia
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History
The aqueduct was constructed during the governance of the Ottoman Empire
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, in the 16th century, and included a bridge across a valley. It served as the water supply for Stari Bar
Stari Bar ( cyrl, Стари Бар; sq, Tivar i Vjetër, lit. "Old Bar") is a small town in Montenegro. It is located inland, a few miles from the new city of Bar, resting on Londša hill, at the foot of Mount Rumija. According to the 2003 ce ...
, bringing water 3 km from a spring on Mount Rumija
Rumija ( sr-cyr, Румија; sq, Rumi) is a mountain in southern Montenegro, situated between the Adriatic and Lake Skadar. The highest point is ''Rumija'', which is high. Rumija rises above the town of Bar, and is a natural Dinaric barrier, ...
. The structure of the aqueduct bridge consists of seventeen large arches of varying widths, which are supported on eighteen massive pillars.The water channel is formed on the upper surface of the aqueduct, where jointly connected stoneware pipes were placed, each being about 12 cm in diameter and 30 cm long. The entire construction is made of broken and roughly hewn stone. After the devastating Montenegro earthquake in 1979 on April 15, at 06:19, the aqueduct was completely destroyed.
Later on it was completely renovated, so it can even be used to this day.
See also
* List of bridges in MontenegroReferences
External links
*Local Tourism Organisation of Bar
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