La Pared de los Moros
La Pared de los Moros (English: "The Moors’ Wall") was a Roman gravity dam in Teruel province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 3rd century AD.[1]
La Pared de los Moros | |
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Location | Teruel province, Aragon, Spain |
Coordinates | 41°1′8″N 0°49′18″W |
Opening date | 3rd century |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Farlán (Ebro basin) |
Height | 8.4 m |
Length | 68.0 m |
Width (base) | 2.7 m |
See also
- List of Roman dams and reservoirs
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
Notes
- Arenillas & Castillo 2003. The authors point out that in the past many Roman structures in Spain were wrongly attributed to the Moors.
References
- Arenillas, Miguel; Castillo, Juan C. (2003), "Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)", 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January], Madrid, retrieved 29 December 2018 – via TRAIANVS
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