Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.

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Generate an image of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
aqueduct
canal
civil engineering structure
architect Thomas Telford
constructionStartDate 1795
country United Kingdom
crosses River Dee
engineer Thomas Telford
William Jessop
hasConstructionTechnique wrought-iron joints sealed with flannel and lead
hasDesignerRole Telford as principal designer
hasParapet towpath on one side
hasStructureType navigable aqueduct
hasTowpath on eastern side of trough
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageBufferZone yes
height approximately 38 metres
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inaugurationDate 1805
length approximately 307 metres
locatedIn County Borough of Wrexham
Wales
locatedNear Cefn Mawr
Llangollen
Trevor
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust
materialUsed cast iron
stone
notableFor cast-iron trough construction
early 19th-century civil engineering
height above River Dee
numberOfArches 19
openingDate 26 November 1805
partOf Ellesmere Canal (historic)
Llangollen Canal
industrial heritage of the United Kingdom
region North East Wales
linked to: north-east Wales
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2009
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1303
usedFor narrowboat navigation
tourism
waterwayCarried Llangollen Canal

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Wales hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Denbighshire contains Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Wrexham County Borough contains Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Wrexham County Borough hasHeritageSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Wrexham County Borough contains World Heritage Site Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
linked to: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Ruabon hasNearbyHeritageSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
River Dee hasNotableStructure Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
linked to: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
World Heritage Sites in Wales hasPart Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Llangollen Railway nearbyAttraction Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Dee Valley hasAttraction Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Llangollen Canal hasPart Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Llangollen Canal UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Llangollen Canal knownFor Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Thomas Telford notableWork Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom containsSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Ellesmere Canal (historic) hasPart Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Ellesmere Canal (historic) knownFor Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Ellesmere Canal (historic) UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Trevor near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Trevor hasHeritageStatusNearby UNESCO World Heritage Site (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal)
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Trevor hasTourismAttractionNearby Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Cefn Mawr near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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north-east Wales hasTouristAttraction Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Llangollen near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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historic county of Salop (Shropshire) containsHeritageSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal buffer zone
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Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company notableStructure Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (via associated canals)
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Ellesmere Canal notableStructure Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Ellesmere Canal heritageDesignation World Heritage Site component (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal)
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Chirk Tunnel worldHeritageContext Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Rhosymedre near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Acrefair locatedNear Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Acrefair hasNearbyAttraction Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site
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Froncysyllte locatedNear Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Froncysyllte nearbyWorldHeritageSite Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Afon Dyfrdwy associatedWithStructure Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
subject linked to: Afon Dyfrdwy (Welsh)
linked to: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB contains Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
New Main Line hasArchitecturalStyle Telford canal engineering
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Whitehouses Tunnel locatedNear Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site
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Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty contains Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty contains Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
linked to: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Horseshoe Falls partOf Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Horseshoe Falls partOf Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site buffer zone
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