Aqueduct tunnel - Qanat Fir'aun
The restored section under the Acropolis, which can be visited during guided tours, was part of a 170 km long water supply system with the longest tunnel of antiquity.
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A sign on the wall indicates the wrongly cut out part on the right. It can also be seen from the stepped floor that this tunnel segment was not completed, otherwise the tunnel floor would have been smoothed and adapted to the necessary gradient.
© Photo, text: Haupt & Binder
The restored section under the Acropolis, which can be visited during guided tours, was part of a 170 km long water supply system with the longest tunnel of antiquity.
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