Delikkemer Aqueduct, Turkey The aqueduct of Patara was built | UNITED STATES OF SECRETS 🇺🇸
Delikkemer Aqueduct, Turkey
The aqueduct of Patara was built during the reign of Claudius and renovated / partly rebuilt under Vespasian after an earthquake. It transported water from sources near the village of Islamlar at 680 m a.s.l. over a distance of 22,5 km to Patara at 50 m a.s.l. The aqueduct comprises five bridges as well as a stretch of pressurized conduit, an inverted siphon locally known as Delikkemer. There seem to be at least two stages in the development of the aqueduct..
