Stéphane ARDOUIN with the cooperation of Bruno DELOUMEAUX RESERVOIRS AND CIVIL ENGINEERING ON THE LUTETIA AQUEDUCT

Abstract

The Lutetia aqueduct probably included numerous reservoirs and other civil engineering works. Spring waters from the Longboyau plateau were collected in a tank which was rediscovered in 1875 and 1903 between Rungis and Wissous. This particular structure’s function may have changed during its period of use. It was probably initially a settling tank which was later modified to become a collecting tank. Civil engineering works would have been necessary to enable the aqueduct to cross the Rungis stream. Other installations, such as a castellum within Lutetia or a conduit crossing the Seine, remain hypothetical.

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