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The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli or Caroline Aqueduct is a 38 km aqueduct that supplied water to the
Siti UNESCO: L'acquedotto Carolino e i Ponti della Valle di Maddaloni
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The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli or Caroline Aqueduct is a 38 km aqueduct that supplied water to the Reggia di Caserta
The Royal Palace of Caserta ( it, Reggia di Caserta ) is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed by the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as their main residence as kings of Naples. It is the largest palace erected in Europ ...
and the San Leucio
San Leucio is a ''frazione'' of the '' comune'' of Caserta, in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It is most notable for a resort developed around an old silk factory, named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
It is located 3.5 ...
complex from the foot of the Taburno massif and springs of the Fizzo Contrada, in the territory of Bucciano.
Mostly underground, the aqueduct is noted for its well-preserved, three-tier, tufa
Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as travertin ...
-arched section bridging the Valle di Maddaloni
Valle di Maddaloni is a '' comune'' (municipality) of 2 661 inhabitants in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about east of Caserta.
In the communal territory is the Caroline Aqueduct, ...
between Monte Longano (to the east) and Monte Garzano (to the west). This section was modelled after Roman arched aqueducts, is high at its highest point, crosses what is now highway SP335 — and was designated a World Heritage Site
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for ...
in 1997.
Commissioned by Charles of Bourbon, the aqueduct was designed by and named after Luigi Vanvitelli
Luigi Vanvitelli (; 12 May 1700 – 1 March 1773), known in Dutch as (), was an Italian architect and painter. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practised a sober classicising academic Late Baroque style that made an eas ...
. Construction began in March 1753 and it opened on 7 May 1762. It is located in SS265, 81020 Valle di Maddaloni CE, Italy.
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Siti UNESCO: L'acquedotto Carolino e i Ponti della Valle di Maddaloni
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