Los caños de Carmona - Seville
N 37° 23.274 W 005° 58.865
30S E 236076 N 4142075
Almost all authors agree upon the roman origin of the aqueduct, possibly built in the time the town got its walls, between 68 and 65 bc when Julius Caesar conquered Spain.
Waymark Code: WM28MX
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 09/23/2007
Views: 103
Another segment of the aquaduct is visible down the street.
The water arrived in former times at the city wall, close to the Puerta de Carmona and was poured out into a basin. At the other side of the wall it was distributed to 20 public fountains, the palace of the kings Alcazar, some convents and to the houses of important families in Sevilla.
To conclude we can add that in the 19th c the aqueduct was still in use and was demolished definitely in 1912, apart from the few remnants.
The present remains seem to be partly mediaevel and partly 'modern' but they correspondent with the vestiges of a roman aqueduct that probable followed the same trace.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Republic 509 B.C. - 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: Free
Opening days/times:
24 x 7
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed
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