Louveciennes Aqueduct
The Louveciennes Aqueduct ( French Aqueduc de Louveciennes , sometimes also called Aqueduc de Marly ) was primarily used to convey the water pumped by the Marly machine from the Seine onto the high bank of Louveciennes in the direction of the water features in the Park of Versailles and thereby to contribute to the water supply of the castle park .
The water was pumped into a basin on the Tour du Levant ( Eastern Tower ) ( ), from where it flows in a lead- lined, 1 m wide and 2 m deep canal covered with stone slabs to the Tour du Jongleur 620 m away ( ) (named after M. Juggler, a builder working on the project) flowed. The aqueduct has 36 round arches between 10 and 20 m high. From there it was led in a culvert to the Réservoir des Deux-Portes , from which underground lines supplied the Marly-le-Roi Castle and the Park of Versailles.
The Louveciennes aqueduct was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart , then Robert de Cotte , at the instigation of Louis XIV between 1681 and 1685 . It was shut down in 1866 and replaced by underground lines.
During the siege of Paris (1870-1871) used Wilhelm I and Bismarck the Tour du Levant as an observation position.
The Louveciennes aqueduct has been a listed building since 1953 .
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- ↑ The 643 m usually mentioned for the length seem to be an indication that has been copied for generations and cannot be reconciled with the actual conditions.
- ↑ Note No. IA00050205 on Base Mérimée
- ↑ Les Eaux du Domaine de Versailles au 17ème siècle - Aqueduc de Louveciennes on laurentour7.canalblog.com
- ↑ Note no. PA00087477 on Base Mérimée
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