Aqueduct of Maintenon

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The Aqueduct of Maintenon is an unfinished 17th-century monumental aqueduct in northern France, originally commissioned by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

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Aqueduct of Maintenon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
architectural structure
monument
architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
architecturalStyle classical
builtFor King Louis XIV
linked to: Louis XIV of France
category Aqueducts in France
Louis XIV architecture
linked to: Louis XIV style

Monuments historiques of Eure-et-Loir
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France
commissionedInCentury 17th century
constructionHaltedAround 1688
constructionMaterial stone
constructionStart 1685
country France
crosses Eure valley
linked to: Eure Valley
currentCondition ruin
designedBy Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
destinationIntended Palace of Versailles
elevation approximately 60 metres at highest arches
era Ancien Régime France
linked to: Ancien Régime
hasPart multi-tier arcades
series of arches
hasTouristAttractionType engineering landmark
historical site
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 1875
intendedUse supply water to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles
length approximately 4.5 kilometres planned
locatedIn Maintenon
locatedInBasinCountry France
locatedInNorthernPartOf France
locatedInRegion Centre-Val de Loire
Eure-et-Loir
namedAfter Maintenon
near Chartres
Château de Maintenon
openToPublic yes
ownedBy French state
partOf Louis XIV grand hydraulic works
Versailles water supply projects
significance example of large-scale hydraulic engineering under Louis XIV
significantEvent construction halted due to War of the League of Augsburg
status unfinished
waterSourceIntended Eure River

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Château de Maintenon hasViewOf Aqueduct of Maintenon
Château de Maintenon nearbyStructure Aqueduct of Maintenon
Maintenon hasLandmark Aqueduct of Maintenon