stuny Posted November 20, 2013 Share #1  Posted November 20, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Circa 1720 Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana, common story has it, fell in love with a nun at the convent de Las Capuchinas in Queretaro. As the story continues the nun pled with him, a wealthy hydralics engineer, to provide water to the convent and town. He funded and designed an aqueduct, built between 1726 and 1738 to do so. It has 74 arches, at its highest point is about 30 meters above the land, and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today the city, perhaps the most prosperous in all of Mexico due to so many major global corporations having operations here, has other sources of water, but the unused aqueduct has been restored. The next to last image below shows where the aqueduct ended in the convent.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/217027-the-lovely-aqueduct-of-queretaro-mexico-5-images/?do=findComment&comment=2469742'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 Hi stuny, Take a look here The lovely aqueduct of Queretaro, Mexico (5 images). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Tom Barry Posted November 20, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted November 20, 2013 A lovely structure, a lovely story, and a lovely set of photographs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted November 20, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted November 20, 2013 Stuart, Â An excellent structure with great colors and sharpness. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddds Posted November 20, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted November 20, 2013 Very interesting story, structure and pics. Â Regards, Edgard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl G Posted November 20, 2013 Share #5 Â Posted November 20, 2013 Impressive construct and your series shows it in both detail and context. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share #6 Â Posted November 21, 2013 John, K-H, Paul, Edgard & Karl - Â Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted November 21, 2013 Share #7 Â Posted November 21, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A really interesting story, plus excellent photos of an extraordinary construction and most of all of the beautiful stonework. Just imagine trying to build (& pay for) something similar today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share #8 Â Posted November 22, 2013 Klaus-Michael & Dee - Â Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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