…The Romans also built a prefabricated wooden bridge over the Tiber River around 620 BC, which is said to be the first bridge in Rome, but it was stone arch aqueducts that made them famous. These were built as waterways for the water supply, and the Pont du Gard Bridge in southern France (13 BC) and the bridge in Segovia, Spain (14 BC) are still perfectly intact today, and are worthy of admiration for their mastery of the arch's characteristics. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was not until the 12th century that noteworthy bridges began to be built again. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Pont du Gard" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ローマ人も,前620年ころテベレ川に組立式の木橋を架けており,これがローマ最初の橋といわれるが,彼らの名を高めたのは石造アーチの水路橋(水道橋)である。上水道の水路としてつくられたものであり,なかでも南フランスのガール橋(ポン・デュガールPont du Gard,前13),スペイン,セゴビアの橋(14ころ)などは今も完全な姿を保ち,アーチの特性をよく心得たその技術は敬服に値する。 ローマ帝国滅亡後,再び注目すべき橋がつくられるようになったのは12世紀に入ってからである。… ※「Pont du Gard」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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