Aqueduct of Vanvitelli

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The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli is an 18th-century monumental aqueduct in the Caserta area of southern Italy, built to supply water to the Royal Palace of Caserta and renowned for its grand multi-arched structure.

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Aqueduct of Vanvitelli canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ
monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Acquedotto Carolino ⓘ
Caroline Aqueduct ⓘ
architect Luigi Vanvitelli ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles VII of Naples ⓘ
completionDate 1762 ⓘ
conservationStatus well preserved ⓘ
constructionPeriod 18th century ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
crosses Valle di Maddaloni ⓘ
designedFor Bourbon monarchy of the Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
function water supply ⓘ
hasFeature multi-arched bridge ⓘ
series of arches on three levels ⓘ
hasStructure three-tier arcade ⓘ
hasUse irrigation of royal gardens ⓘ
supplying fountains of Caserta palace ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
length about 38 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Caserta ⓘ
locatedInArea southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
locatedInRegion Campania ⓘ
locatedNear Royal Palace of Caserta ⓘ
San Leucio complex ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
tufa stone ⓘ
maximumHeight about 55 metres ⓘ
municipality Maddaloni ⓘ
Valle di Maddaloni ⓘ
namedAfter Luigi Vanvitelli ⓘ
owner Italian state ⓘ
linked to: Italian Republic
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex" ⓘ
significance major example of 18th-century hydraulic engineering ⓘ
symbol of Bourbon royal infrastructure in southern Italy ⓘ
startDate 1753 ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo Royal Palace of Caserta ⓘ
gardens of the Royal Palace of Caserta ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997 ⓘ
waterSource Fizzo springs ⓘ

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Caserta → hasAttraction → Aqueduct of Vanvitelli ⓘ
Luigi Vanvitelli → notableWork → Aqueduct of Vanvitelli ⓘ
Luigi Vanvitelli → designed → Aqueduct of Vanvitelli ⓘ
Lodewijk Van Wittel → notableWork → Aqueduct of Vanvitelli ⓘ
Lodewijk Van Wittel → designed → Aqueduct of Vanvitelli ⓘ