Gozo Aqueduct
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Ruins of the Gozo Aqueduct | |
| Begins | Kerċem |
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| Ends | Victoria |
| Coordinates | 36°2′56.5″N 14°13′38.4″E / 36.049028°N 14.227333°E |
| Construction began | 1839 |
| Opening date | 1844 |
The Gozo Aqueduct is an aqueduct on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was built by the British between 1839 and 1844 to transport water from Għar Ilma in the limits of Kerċem to the capital Victoria.[1] A reservoir was built within the ditch of the Cittadella to store water.[2] An obelisk was built near the reservoirs to commemorate the opening of the aqueduct.[3]
Commemorative obelisk
The aqueduct was eventually closed and it was replaced by a system of pipes and electrical pumps. The aqueduct is now in ruins, but some of the arches still stand.[3]
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References
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- ↑ Malta and Gozo
- ↑ "Ditch - Cittadella" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Aqueducts". Visit Gozo. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
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