Acueducto de Morella
The Acueducto de Morella is a Gothic-style aqueduct from the 13th century in the urban area of Morella in the province of Castellón in the Spanish autonomous region of Valencia .
history
In 1273 the King of Aragón and Count of Barcelona Jaime I de Aragón granted the water rights of the Vinatxos spring to the city of Morella.
In 1315, under Jaime II de Aragón , the construction of the aqueduct began to carry water from the spring to the city center. In 1338 the first section of the aqueduct was built and in 1359 the water reached the Pla del Sol (now Font Vella ) in the city of Morela, where the central reservoir is located, via the finished 260 meter long aqueduct .
In the course of history, the structure had to be repaired several times. In 1845 a collapsed part was renewed. It was not until the middle of the 20th century that the aqueduct was replaced by a newly laid polyethylene pipe system to prevent water loss.
Components of the Acueducto de Morella
- Arcos de Santa Llúcia , composed of two overlapping rows of pointed arches, is 120 meters long and 14.50 meters high
- Arcos de la Pedrera in the same construction is 140 meters long and 13 meters high.
The entire aqueduct complex is a listed building and was entered in the list of Bien de Interés Cultural in 1998.
Web links
- Acueducto de Morella (Castellón) in boe.es (Spanish)
- Entry in Biblioteca Direcció General de Patrimoni Artístic ( Memento of September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 40 ° 37 '29.9 " N , 0 ° 5' 57.3" W.