Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.

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Generate an image of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ
canal ⓘ
civil engineering structure ⓘ
architect Thomas Telford ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1795 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Dee ⓘ
engineer Thomas Telford ⓘ
William Jessop ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique wrought-iron joints sealed with flannel and lead ⓘ
hasDesignerRole Telford as principal designer ⓘ
hasParapet towpath on one side ⓘ
hasStructureType navigable aqueduct ⓘ
hasTowpath on eastern side of trough ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageBufferZone yes ⓘ
height approximately 38 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1805 ⓘ
length approximately 307 metres ⓘ
locatedIn County Borough of Wrexham ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
locatedNear Cefn Mawr ⓘ
Llangollen ⓘ
Trevor ⓘ
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust ⓘ
materialUsed cast iron ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFor cast-iron trough construction ⓘ
early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ
height above River Dee ⓘ
numberOfArches 19 ⓘ
openingDate 26 November 1805 ⓘ
partOf Ellesmere Canal (historic) ⓘ
Llangollen Canal ⓘ
industrial heritage of the United Kingdom ⓘ
region North East Wales ⓘ
linked to: north-east Wales
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2009 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1303 ⓘ
usedFor narrowboat navigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterwayCarried Llangollen Canal ⓘ

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